DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh authorities banned demonstrations and barricades on Saturday ahead of a deadline set by a 14-party political alliance for the removal of the chief election commissioner over allegations of bias.
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League alliance said they would go ahead with a nationwide transport blockade from Sunday if Bangladesh's interim administration did not fire the commissioner before national elections in January.
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