Bangladesh
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | May 30th, 2001 | Trackback
Elections here are usually accompanied by violence, and trouble has already come even though the next election won’t be held until mid-2001. A bomb at a political rally in Dhaka Jan. 20 killed four people and sparked a general strike that paralyzed the capital city the next day. Such strikes are common, shut down public transportation and often lead to violent confrontations. Avoid all such gatherings and be prepared for disruptions up to and following the election.
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Bangladesh
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
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Three European engineers working on a Danish road project in the southeastern part of the country were kidnapped Feb. 16 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Their abductors, believed to be tribal insurgents, took them into the jungle and are demanding a ransom. In Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong, a general strike protesting the government’s inability to curb political violence erupted into violence Feb. 15. Strikes are likely to continue.
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Bangladesh
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
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Violence has escalated in recent weeks during general strikes known as hartals called to force the ruling Awami League government to step down. During such strikes all transport is banned, and people have been pulled from rickshaws, taxis and cars and harassed. Only essential travel around the country should be undertaken at this time, and during strikes it’s best to stay off the streets. The next hartal is planned for Apr. 23 and will last 72 hours. Further, a group of suicide bombers killed nine and injured more than 20 Apr. 14 at a drama performance during Bangla New Year’s celebrations. Police have yet to determine a motive or who was responsible.
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Bangladesh
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | May 29th, 2001 | Trackback
Monsoon rains have brought severe flooding to Bangladesh’s Comilla district, displacing some 70,000 people, affecting half a million and threatening to wash out the highway linking the capital of Dhaka and Chittagong, the country’s main port. The weather pattern suggests it’ll get worse before it gets better. The coastal areas were also rocked by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake July 22 that killed three and destroyed some 500 homes on the island of Maheskhali, 185 miles south of Dhaka.
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