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Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction

April 23rd, 2012 by firoz ahmed
firoz ahmed
Dhaka, Bangladesh, South Asia
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Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Family doctor of the alleged 'abducted' BNP leader M Ilias Ali talks to journalists in front of his house.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police arrive after Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police arrive after Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police arrive after Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police arrive and patrol the area after Chhatra Dal activists throw three smoke grenades in Motijheel.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police ride on rickshaw vans in the capital during a continued nationwide dawn-to-dusk lockdown over the alleged 'abduction' of party leader M Ilias Ali.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police on duty in the capitals Shahjahanpur district.
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A rickshaw passenger looks on.
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Police go on patrol during the BNP strike.
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Police go on patrol during the BNP strike.
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Members of RAB stand guard in front of the BNP party office.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Members of RAB stand guard in front of the BNP party office.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police cordon off BNP leaders and supporters at New Paltan BNP party office.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police cordon off BNP leaders and supporters at New Paltan BNP party office.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police cordon off BNP leaders and supporters at New Paltan BNP party office.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Police cordon off BNP leaders and supporters at New Paltan BNP party office.
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Citizens cross the road near the BNP party office at New Paltan.
Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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Citizens cross the road near the BNP party office at New Paltan.
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A woman police officer stands before a prison van at New Paltan BNP party office.
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A homeless man sleeps before in front of a prime minister portrait on a poster.
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
  • Bangladesh National Party continues strike due to alleged abduction
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The BNP will continue enforcing its nationwide dawn-to-dusk lockdown for the third day over the alleged 'abduction' of party leader M Ilias Ali in Dhaka.

Acting secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at the party's Naya Paltan headquarters before Monday's hartal ended.

Two persons died as people of Biswanath upazila, the constituency of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali, clashed with law enforcers once again on Monday.

The violent demonstrations that continued for over two hours from around 2pm also left over 50 people including 10 policemen injured.

Police could not immediately confirm the identity of the victims, one of them aged 22.

Sylhet district police superintendent Shakhawat Hossain said the body was found in the field adjacent to Jamiya Madania Mosque beside the Upazila office premises after the clash.

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