1 Killed as Opposition Begins 3-Day Strike
Nine small bombs exploded in Dhaka as the opposition began a three-day, nationwide strike aimed at forcing the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, police and witnesses said.
One protester was killed in police gunfire and eight were injured. Two officers were wounded when opposition supporters ignited a pot stuffed with explosives and nails. Eight other blasts wounded six, police said.
The opposition alliance spearheading the strike accuses Prime Minister Sheik Hasina Wajed’s government of corruption, incompetence and harassment of political opponents.
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