11.   An opposition-backed national convention has accused the Bangladeshi government of post-election human rights abuses and called for a special tribunal to try alleged offenders.

12.   Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Bangladeshi government of endorsing religious death threats, amid growing concern over an Islamic edict made against a Bangladeshi feminist writer.

13.   Bangladeshi government officials Thursday defied a police ban on demonstrations inside the government secretariat complex and were staging a sit-in to force Prime Minister Khaleda Zia resign.

14.   Besides holding talks with President Shahabuddin Ahmed, the Indian Prime Minister is scheduled to meet Bangladeshi government and business leaders.

15.   Demirel is also scheduled to hold talks with Bangladeshi government and business leaders on bilateral trade and investment cooperation between the two Moslem countries, official sources earlier said.

16.   Demirel, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of Turkish officials and businessmen, is expected to also meet Bangladeshi government and business leaders.

17.   The present Bangladeshi government under the leadership of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia took office last October.

18.   Top Bangladeshi government officials Wednesday urged President Abdur Rahman Biswas to take immediate steps to form a neutral caretaker government, saying it was becoming impossible to work normally.

19.   Meanwhile, Bangladeshi government officials at a meeting here Tuesday said they would not take part in the electoral process due to security threats and social ostracism.

20.   Peace talks between tribal Shanti Bahini leaders and a Bangladeshi government delegation aimed at ending two decades of insurgency continued here for the second day Monday, officials said.