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Dozens Detained During Anti-Government Strike in Bangladesh

   VOA News  June 05, 2011

   Police in Bangladesh have detained dozens of opposition demonstrators
   during a nationwide anti-government strike in the capital, Dhaka.
   Thousands of police and security personnel were deployed around the
   country Sunday as supporters of the main opposition Bangladesh National
   Party held a strike in protest of the government's attempt to change
   the constitution.
   Three bombs exploded in the capital during the strike, leaving one
   person wounded, while in other parts of the country at least 20
   activists were injured in scuffles with police.
   Authorities detained at least 60 opposition activists in the capital
   and elsewhere in the country as they attempted to hold street protests.
   The strike was called after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Awami
   League party announced plans to repeal a provision that requires it to
   hand over power at the end of its term to a caretaker government while
   elections take place.

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