KABUL: (Middle East Press) At least 34 people have been killed and dozens injured during separate attacks in Bangladesh, following a fresh wave of political violence gripping the country.
According ot Bangladesh police and eyewitnesses, some 25 people died in arson attacks, eight in clashes with police, and one of injuries from a bomb blast in recent days.
At least 50 people were also injured after opposition activists firebombed several vehicles in Dhaka the capital of Bangladeshi and surrounding districts, they added.
In Dhaka, 29 people suffered burns following an attack with petrol bombs on a bus, police said.
The violence comes amid attempts by anti-government protesters to implement an indefinite transport blockade as part of efforts to topple the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and pave the way for new elections.
