"4 shot to death in Bangladesh on election anniversary" Associated Press January 06, 2015
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Clashes between police and opposition activists and a separate attack by unidentified gunmen left at least four people dead in Bangladesh on Monday amid heightened tensions on the anniversary of elections boycotted by a major opposition alliance last year.
Two men on a motorbike opened fire on a group of antigovernment activists in northwestern Bangladesh, killing two, while two others died in separate clashes elsewhere.
The shooting took place in Natore district, 100 miles northwest of the capital, Dhaka, which has remained largely cut off from the rest of the country since Sunday, said Aminul Haque, a leader of the local unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Police would not immediately confirm the identities of the dead.
Separately, police and ruling-party activists clashed with opposition activists in the northwestern districts of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, leaving two others dead and dozens injured, including police, police said.
In both cases police opened fire and used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse stone-throwing activists who attempted to march.
Similar violence was reported in the northeastern district of Chittagong, where the opposition said at least 300 party activists were arrested.
The Jan. 5 elections last year were boycotted by a major opposition alliance led by the former prime minister, Khaleda Zia. Tensions heated up recently after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party said it would hold rallies to celebrate the anniversary, while Zia — her archrival — announced that antigovernment protests would take place.
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So whatever happened with the oil spill and factory reforms anyway?
With all due respect, I'm sick of shallow and superficial shit politics and all the rest of the crap coming from the Globe. Sorry.
