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Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader amid growing national tension

In this photo taken on January 9, 2023, the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (C), waves after he was released from prison on the outskirts of Dhaka. © AFP

Authorities in Bangladesh arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday and sent him to prison after hours of detention. The party had called for a nationwide strike after violent clashes with security forces a day earlier.

Media reports said at least three civilians died in the violence, which included an arson attack in the nation's capital, Dhaka, on Sunday. Dozens of others were injured during the strike. 

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