Bangladesh strike hit by clashes

Name: Bangladesh strike hit by clashes
Uploaded: 2011-07-04T01:32:14.000Z
Description: Police in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have used batons to disperse protesters taking part in a strike against a government gas exploration deal.

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Police in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have used batons to disperse protesters taking part in a strike against a government gas exploration deal.

More than 100 people were arrested as a result of clashes during the shut-down, held in protest at the deal with US energy giant ConocoPhillips to look for gas in the Bay of Bengal.

Miranda Hurst reports.

South Asia

4 July 2011