Bangladesh arrests 8,000 opposition activists: report
The Hindu
Bangladesh police have arrested ~8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown ahead of Jan. elections. US imposed sanctions on senior police for human rights violations. BNP has enforced a 48-hr transport blockade & torched 11 buses.
Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers broke up a major rally in the capital a week ago, a report said Sunday.
The sweeping wave of detentions comes ahead of a general election due in January.
The country's major opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and its allies have been staging giant rallies in recent months demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down and allow a neutral government to supervise the vote.
Ms. Hasina has overseen impressive growth in her 15 years of power, but she has been accused of ruling the South Asian nation with an iron fist.
The United States has imposed sanctions on some of its most senior police figures for widespread human rights violations.
More than 100,000 opposition supporters joined a "grand rally" in central Dhaka last Saturday, when a policeman was killed in clashes.
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