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DHAKA: A total of 147 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh were deployed across the country on Sunday to maintain law and order ahead of the January 7 elections as a 12-hour road, rail and waterways blockade called by the opposition BNP and its allies demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina-led government was underway.
This was the 12th blockade called by the opposition since October 31, and the first since the announcement of BNP’s non-cooperation movement against the government on December 20 during which it urged people not to pay taxes and utility bills as part of the campaign. Chanting anti-government slogans, protesters demanded elections under a non-partisan caretaker government and release of opposition leaders, including BNP’s ailing chief Khaleda Zia.
This was the 12th blockade called by the opposition since October 31, and the first since the announcement of BNP’s non-cooperation movement against the government on December 20 during which it urged people not to pay taxes and utility bills as part of the campaign. Chanting anti-government slogans, protesters demanded elections under a non-partisan caretaker government and release of opposition leaders, including BNP’s ailing chief Khaleda Zia.
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