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10,000 storm Dhaka with poll reforms cry
Nearly 10,000 opposition protesters shouting slogans demanding poll reforms marched yesterday through parts of the Bangladeshi capital.
- AP
- Published: 00:00 July 26, 2006
Dhaka: Nearly 10,000 opposition protesters shouting slogans demanding poll reforms marched yesterday through parts of the Bangladeshi capital.
A 14-party opposition alliance organised yesterday's march as part of a six-day nationwide campaign to press for a revised electoral roll and resignation of the chief election commissioner ahead of general elections in January 2007.
Authorities deployed nearly 4,000 riot police, paramilitary troops and members of a special anti-crime force to prevent any violence during the protest march, Shahidul Islam, joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said earlier.
A reporter at the scene estimated the number of protesters at 10,000. There were no immediate reports of clashes or violence.
Police restricted traffic along the march route in the northern part of Dhaka.
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