Strike, unrest paralyze Bangladesh

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AP , Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sunday, Aug 29, 2004,Page 5

Shops and schools were closed across Bangladesh yesterday after the main opposition party called a general strike to demand the government resign over a deadly grenade attack on a political rally.

Unrest has swept through Bangladesh since last week's attack, and authorities stepped up security to prevent any violence during yesterday's strike. About 7,000 police and paramilitary troops patrolled the capital, Dhaka, while extra security was deployed in more than 60 other cities and towns, a senior police official said on condition of anonymity.

A homemade bomb exploded in downtown Dhaka early yesterday, injuring a boy, witnesses said. No one took responsibility for the bombing. No other violence was immediately reported during the dawn-to-dusk strike -- the third in a week.

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