The United States has condemned the political violence that took place in Dhaka on Saturday and said that it will be "reviewing all violent incidents for possible visa restrictions." It called for calm and restraint on all sides.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former premier Khaleda Zia, called a countrywide strike on Sunday to protest the police action that forced the party to abruptly end its grand rally a day earlier.
Nearly 200 people escaped from their homes following the clashes, anticipating violence among feuding groups, and took refuge at an army camp at Roangchhari, according to the local people. The police have not been able to ascertain the reason for the clashes
At least eight people were dead and scores injured after violent clashes broke out between two ethnic outfits in the rugged terrains of Bandarban district in Bangladesh. The incident took place on Thursday night in Rowangchhari upazila in Bangladesh’s south-eastern Bandarban District, which is a hotbed of insurgency. Police said nearly 200 people fled their homes following the clashes.