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Bangladesh on edge as army chief to make important announcement
"General Waker will address the people at 3:00 pm (local time)," says military spokesman.
Bangladesh on edge as army chief to make important announcement
Members of the Bangladesh Army are seen on duty on the second day of curfew. / Photo: Reuters / Reuters
By Staff Reporter

Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman will address the country on Monday after more than a month of deadly protests, which now seek Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, a military spokesman said.

"General Waker will address the people at 3:00 pm (0900 GMT)," said Rashedul Alam, an official of the Inter Service Public Relations, the official spokesman of the military.

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