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DHAKA: Thousands of Opposition supporters joined hands or stood side by side on Saturday to form a massive ``human chain'' across Bangladesh to demand a new Government. Organisers expected up to 5 million people to participate in the hour-long protest across Bangladesh to urge the Government to resign and call a general election, an Opposition spokesman said. ``This is a peaceful and democratic protest,'' said Abdul Jalil, a top leader of the main Opposition Awami League. Police, paramilitary troops and special forces in helicopters spread out along the protest route, stretching more than 1,000 km between Bangladesh's northernmost and southernmost towns. The Awami League and its allies have accused the Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia's Government of corruption, incompetence and harassment of political rivals. Ms. Zia has denied the allegations and vowed to stay in power until her Government's five-year term expires in 2006. In the capital Dhaka, protesters crowded sidewalks in busy downtown areas, causing traffic snarls at road crossings. — AP
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