31.   Opposition parties want Mrs. Zia to step aside and allow a neutral caretaker government to oversee the elections.

32.   That agreement also could set important precedents for how the government will oversee the development of new Web services still in their infancy.

33.   The Awami League is led by Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down as the prime minister last month to allow a caretaker government to oversee the voting.

34.   The bank nearly collapsed last year due to unsecured loans made to politicians and others, disclosing severe flaws in how the government was overseeing the bank.

35.   The government would oversee passenger and baggage security checks, and perform background checks on security personnel.

36.   The group sees the proposed law, which would allow the government to oversee union elections, as an attempt to curb its influence.

37.   The prime minister Sunday accepted an opposition demand that a caretaker government oversee future elections, but the opposition rejected her offer as too little and clashed with police.

38.   They had said they would only participate in the parliamentary election if Mrs. Zia resigned beforehand and let a caretaker government oversee the vote.

39.   They want a caretaker government to oversee the balloting as soon as possible.

40.   They also want a neutral caretaker government to oversee a general election before the scheduled election early next year.