Bangladeshi Protesters Clash with Police During Strike 

DHAKA - Bangladesh security forces opened fire and used tear gas Sunday to disperse thousands of protesters who were enforcing a nationwide general strike they called to denounce violence at a previous protest over a visit by India's prime minister.

At least one man was shot in Sanarpara in Narayanganj district after thousands of protesters, mostly students from Islamic schools, blocked a major highway connecting Dhaka with the southeastern port city of Chattogram, said Mohamamed Zayedul Alam, the area's police superintendent. The man was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment, he said. Witnesses said scores of people were hurt in clashes with police, which started after protesters set fire to a number of vehicles.