Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a media conference in Dhaka January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
DHAKA (Reuters) - A day after rolling to victory in an election boycotted by the main opposition and plagued by deadly unrest, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held to her stance that fresh polls could be called only if her rivals put a halt to violence.
With the opposition already having called a 48-hour strike and seven people killed in clashes on Monday, the crisis showed no sign of easing, risking further unrest and damage to the $22 billion (13.4 billion pounds) garment industry that accounts for 80 percent of exports.
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