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Bangladesh army patrols Dhaka ahead of blockade

Army troops patrolled the streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday, ahead of a 48-hour countrywide transport blockade called by parties boycotting parliamentary elections in just over two weeks. The country’s interim government in charge of holding a free and fair election said it would use troops for keeping peace in the run-up to the vote on Jan. 22. Full Story