One killed as fresh violence engulfs Bangladesh on last day of strike
31 Oct 2013 4:52 AM IST
At least one person was killed and nearly 50 injured as fresh violence erupted across Bangladesh on Tuesday on the final day of a 60-hour nationwide strike called by the opposition to force the government to restore the caretaker regime system to oversee the next general elections.
A protester was killed and four injured when police opened fire in a clash between workers of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and ruling Awami League in Magura district.
The BNP, later, claimed the victim was a party cadre.
Supporters of BNP and its rightwing ally Jamaat-e-Islami torched a bus in Manikganj area and vandalised at least eight vehicles in Gazipur area, police said.
In Dhaka, six persons, including a nine-year old girl and a police officer, were injured in a string of bomb blasts.
The incidents of clashes, explosions and vandalism were also reported from other parts of Bangladesh. At least 24 crude bombs were blasted in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal and Joypurhat, reports said.
Sixteen people have been killed in violence linked to political turmoil since Friday.
State media reported public life in Dhaka remained somewhat normal with many people joining their works.
All government, non-government offices and financial institutions in Dhaka were open with satisfactory attendance, the report said. The strike, however, kept educational institutions, shopping malls and some private offices closed, it said.
A protester was killed and four injured when police opened fire in a clash between workers of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and ruling Awami League in Magura district.
The BNP, later, claimed the victim was a party cadre.
Supporters of BNP and its rightwing ally Jamaat-e-Islami torched a bus in Manikganj area and vandalised at least eight vehicles in Gazipur area, police said.
In Dhaka, six persons, including a nine-year old girl and a police officer, were injured in a string of bomb blasts.
The incidents of clashes, explosions and vandalism were also reported from other parts of Bangladesh. At least 24 crude bombs were blasted in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal and Joypurhat, reports said.
Sixteen people have been killed in violence linked to political turmoil since Friday.
State media reported public life in Dhaka remained somewhat normal with many people joining their works.
All government, non-government offices and financial institutions in Dhaka were open with satisfactory attendance, the report said. The strike, however, kept educational institutions, shopping malls and some private offices closed, it said.
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