The World - News from Jan. 22, 1988
Two senior ministers, both top leaders of the ruling Jatiya Party in Bangladesh, resigned from the Cabinet of President Hussain Mohammed Ershad in a disagreement over the holding of elections. Information Minister Anwar Zahid and Health Minister Salahuddin Quader Choudhury handed their resignations to Ershad as a general strike seeking to force Ershad’s resignation entered its 20th day. The two favored imposing martial law to counter the opposition campaign, sources said. Elections are scheduled for Feb. 28, but major opposition parties plan to boycott them.
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