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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 halt Monday.
Shops and schools were closed and most traffic halted across the country during the dawn-to-dusk strike called by Awami League activists. It was the fourth strike in a week.
Meanwhile, ruling party supporters also held rallies to protest the attack, saying those who seek to weaken the government were behind it.
Violent protests and a series of strikes have disrupted life in this South Asian nation after the Aug. 21 attack, in which a dozen grenades were lobbed into the crowd outside the Awami League’s headquarters in Dhaka. Twenty people were killed and more than 300 injured.
