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Strike brings Bangladesh to halt

13th June 2006 According to reports on the BBC website, Bangladesh has come to a virtual standstill as a 36-hour general strike called by the opposition Awami League-led alliance got under way.

The strike has closed shops, offices and schools and hit transport in Dhaka and more than 60 cities and towns.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5074190.stm
 
 
 
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