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| Bangladesh to hold general elections in December |
| 2008-05-13 |
| (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh will hold the general elections in the third week of December this year to install an elected government, caretaker government Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed announced here Monday. The general elections slated for Jan. 22 last year were canceled following political turmoil over discrepancies on electoral issues between major political parties. The violent political agitation led to imposition of the state of emergency on Jan. 11 last year that banned all political activities. In an address to the nation over the state-owned radio and television Monday evening, Ahmed said ban on indoor politics across the country will be lifted from Tuesday. The chief advisor said his government will sit for dialogue with political parties from May 22. "It is important to reach consensus before the elections to make the post-election parliament effective," Ahmed said, adding it needs guarantee that none will reject the election results and boycott next parliament. |
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