The World - News from Feb. 17, 1988
Bangladesh authorities arrested three leading opposition politicians in what appeared to be a new crackdown on anti-government forces before the March 3 parliamentary election. The election is being boycotted by a coalition of 21 opposition parties who charge that a fair vote is impossible under President Hussain Mohammed Ershad. Opposition sources said those arrested were Sajeda Chowdhury, secretary of the Awami League, and retired Cols. Akbar Hossain and Oli Ahmed, leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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