BANGLADESH : Vote Sparks Huge Security Operation
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From Times Wire Reports
Troops and police mounted a huge security operation across Bangladesh as voting began in the country’s second parliamentary elections in four months amid mixed forecasts of how free and fair the balloting will be. The smooth running of today’s elections is seen as crucial if the poverty-stricken country of 120 million people is to put a history of military rule and political chaos behind it.
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