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| Bangladesh |
| Opposition MPs stage JS walkout |
| 2013-06-04 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Hours into returning to parliament after around 83 sittings, the opposition politicians led by BNP staged a walkout demanding withdrawal of a ban on rallies and processions. Earlier on May 19, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir repeatedly announced that no demonstrations including rallies and procession would be allowed for the next one month. Just before walking out of the parliament around 8:10pm, BNP politician Moudud Ahmed protested the ban and demanded the home minister to offer an apology for the announcement. Speaking in a point of order, the former law minister also called upon MK Alamgir to withdraw the ban, saying "You (Awami League) will not stay in power forever and we will not stay in opposition for good." |
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