| The United States is strongly condemning
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| | Department spokesman Steven Pike called
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| the bomb attack on an opposition rally in
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| | the incident an assault on the principles
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| Bangladesh Thursday that killed five
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| | of free speech, democracy and peaceful
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| people including a former cabinet member.
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| | political opposition and said the Dhaka
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| The State Department urged quick action
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| | government needs to resolve the case
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| by the Dhaka government to resolve the
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| | quickly:
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| case and prevent a climate of impunity
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| | "The failure to bring to justice the
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| from taking hold in the South Asian
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| | perpetrators of acts of political
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| country.
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| | violence fosters an intimidating climate
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| The State Department is calling for
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| | of insecurity and impunity that
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| speedy action by Bangladesh authorities
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| | encourages further attacks," he said.
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| in bringing to justice those behind
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| | "The Bangladeshi government needs to act
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| Thursday's attack, and it is urging all
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| | quickly to identify, arrest and prosecute
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| political factions there in the meantime
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| | those responsible for political
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| to exercise maximum restraint.
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| | terrorism."
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| The comments follow a grenade attack on
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| | The Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina,
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| an opposition Awami League rally in
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| | who survived a grenade attack at a Dhaka
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| northeastern Bangladesh Thursday that
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| | rally in August that killed more than 20
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| killed five people including former
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| | people, has charged that the latest
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| Finance Minister Shah A.M.S. Kibria.
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| | incident is part of a conspiracy by the
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| The veteran politician and diplomat, who
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| | government to eliminate its opponents.
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| had just finished a speech when the
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| | A government spokesman in Dhaka denied
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| attack occurred, died of multiple wounds
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| | what he termed the unfortunate allegation
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| several hours after the incident.
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| | by Sheikh Hasina, and said authorities
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| It touched off violent protests by Awami
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| | will thoroughly investigate the attack.
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| League supporters near the site of the
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| | Spokesman Pike said the United States
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| attack, and in Dhaka.
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| | reiterates its steadfast support for
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| The State Department strongly condemned
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| | Bangladesh's democracy.
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| the incident, which it said was the
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| | He said all Bangladeshis should exercise
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| latest in a disturbing series of attacks
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| | maximum restraint, even under what he
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| on leaders of the Bangladeshi opposition
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| | termed these difficult circumstances, to
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| and civil society, and the second fatal
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| | pursue their political objectives and
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| attack on an Awami League rally in six
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| | search for justice peacefully.
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| months.
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