DHAKA -- Tensions are running higher in Bangladesh as opposition parties push the government to step aside ahead of a national election, Western critics condemn violence and the economic outlook darkens.
Opposition activists clashed with security forces over the weekend as they sought to stage a major rally to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government. Led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the opposition is insisting that Hasina transfer power to a neutral caretaker administration to ensure the election scheduled in early January will be fair, after allegations of rigging marred past polls.
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