BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bangladesh strike sparks clashes

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bangladesh strike sparks clashes: "One person was killed and more than 50 injured in Bangladesh as supporters of rival political groups clashed during a nationwide transport strike.

The violence took place in Sylhet in the north-east, where fighting broke out between people at rival rallies.

It comes as the country's two main political blocks are deadlocked over upcoming elections.

One of them, the Awami League, ordered the transport stoppage in a bid to force electoral reform.

The Awami League and its allies are also demanding the resignation of the head of the country's interim government, President Iajuddin Ahmed.

They say he is biased towards the outgoing Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)." Read complete post here.