General Strike Cripples Bangladesh
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A general strike to protest a recent grenade attack that killed 20 people at an opposition political rally brought Bangladesh to a near standstill Monday.
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Dhaka, Aug 22. (PTI, UNI, AP): Angry opposition protestors set fire to a passenger train and clashed with police in southern Bangladesh today amid general strikes in several cities to protest the series of
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Bangladesh&#39;s opposition called on Thursday for another nationwide strike this weekend to protest against a deadly grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people and wounded over 150.
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Bangladesh&#39;s batsmen launched a ferocious attack on South Africa&#39;s bowlers but were unable to bat out their 20 overs in a World Twenty20 match at Newlands on Saturday.
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Dhaka, Aug. 29 (PTI): Bangladesh&#39;s main Opposition party has called for a new general strike tomorrow, to protest last week&#39;s grenade attack on its leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed, coinciding with a ruling party
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Rival activists armed with home-made bombs and sticks fought for a third straight day across Bangladesh on Wednesday, witnesses said, as a political crisis gripped the country ahead of January elections.
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Bangladeshâs main opposition party has called for a fourth strike day in a week today to protest against a deadly grenade attack.
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Riot police patrolled tense Bangladeshi cities ahead of a general strike called to protest grenade attacks on a political rally that killed 19 people, witnesses said.
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DHAKA: Up to 100 people were injured in clashes in Bangladesh as millions of opposition activists formed a 900km &quot;human chain&quot; to demonstrate no confidence in the government yesterday.
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Baton-wielding riot police fired tear gas and rounded up dozens of demonstrators in Bangladesh on Tuesday during a general strike called to protest a weekend grenade attack that killed 20 people and wounded hundreds at an opposition political rally.
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Bangladeshi political activists launched protests and staged a strike Sunday as an aide said the main opposition party&#39;s leader had narrowly escaped assassination in a grenade attack which left 18 people dead.
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DHAKA: Bangladesh was in turmoil last night after co-ordinated grenade attacks targeting a senior opposition leader killed at least 18 people and wounded hundreds.
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Opposition activists in Bangladesh attacked railway stations and battled police across the country on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.
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More than 50 opposition activists were   injured in clashes with police in Bangladesh's rain-soaked   capital on Thursday during a strike calling for poll reforms   ahead of elections, witnesses said.
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The main opposition party in Bangladesh has called for another nationwide strike to protest a deadly grenade attack at a party rally in the capital, Dhaka, eight days ago.
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Security has been tightened in Bangladesh after a strike call by the main opposition party, whose rally was targeted by bombers on Saturday.
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Dhaka, Aug 28. (PTI): Bomb blasts and clashes during an anti-government general strike left about 80 people injured in Bangladesh on Saturday as officials said an Interpol team was on way to Dhaka to probe