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| Talks aim to end Bangladesh row | Talks aim to end Bangladesh row |
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| The president of Bangladesh is to hold talks with rival parties on who should run a caretaker cabinet in an effort to end the country's political crisis. | The president of Bangladesh is to hold talks with rival parties on who should run a caretaker cabinet in an effort to end the country's political crisis. |
| President Iajuddin Ahmed will meet the party leaders separately. | President Iajuddin Ahmed will meet the party leaders separately. |
| Two days of violence began on Friday when the opposition objected to the nomination of ex-Chief Justice KM Hasan to head an interim administration. | Two days of violence began on Friday when the opposition objected to the nomination of ex-Chief Justice KM Hasan to head an interim administration. |
| The new cabinet will be charged with organising elections. Mr Hasan later withdrew from his planned inauguration. | The new cabinet will be charged with organising elections. Mr Hasan later withdrew from his planned inauguration. |
| The opposition Awami League accused him of being a stooge of the government, sent supporters on to the streets and threatened to paralyse the country. | The opposition Awami League accused him of being a stooge of the government, sent supporters on to the streets and threatened to paralyse the country. |
| Police used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrations. At least 14 people were killed and hundreds of others were wounded in the violence. | Police used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrations. At least 14 people were killed and hundreds of others were wounded in the violence. |
| Calm returns | Calm returns |
| On Saturday Mr Hasan pulled out just before he was due to be sworn in, and Mr Ahmed urged parties to find a replacement by Sunday afternoon. | On Saturday Mr Hasan pulled out just before he was due to be sworn in, and Mr Ahmed urged parties to find a replacement by Sunday afternoon. |
| The Awami League and the governing Bangladesh National Party agreed to hold talks. | The Awami League and the governing Bangladesh National Party agreed to hold talks. |
| Unrest dominates press The BBC's Roland Buerk in Dhaka says the president's action has brought a degree of calm to the capital's streets. | Unrest dominates press The BBC's Roland Buerk in Dhaka says the president's action has brought a degree of calm to the capital's streets. |
| Outgoing PM Khaleda Zia, whose mandate expired on Friday, could stay in office as a caretaker for up to 15 days if the two sides fail to reach agreement on a new interim leader. | Outgoing PM Khaleda Zia, whose mandate expired on Friday, could stay in office as a caretaker for up to 15 days if the two sides fail to reach agreement on a new interim leader. |
| Under Bangladesh's unique system, when an administration comes to the end of its term, it hands over to an unelected interim government which has 90 days to organise elections. | Under Bangladesh's unique system, when an administration comes to the end of its term, it hands over to an unelected interim government which has 90 days to organise elections. |
| The opposition has been demanding a say in choosing the "chief adviser", as the interim prime minister is known. | The opposition has been demanding a say in choosing the "chief adviser", as the interim prime minister is known. |
| Our correspondent says Bangladeshi politics is especially bitter because of the personal rivalry between Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Mrs Zia. | Our correspondent says Bangladeshi politics is especially bitter because of the personal rivalry between Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Mrs Zia. |
| They have led the country in alternate terms since 1991 but have not spoken for years. | They have led the country in alternate terms since 1991 but have not spoken for years. |
| Parliament has been boycotted regularly by whichever party is in opposition, and a culture of street demonstrations has developed. | Parliament has been boycotted regularly by whichever party is in opposition, and a culture of street demonstrations has developed. |