Political Violence Returns To Bangladesh

Police guard around the activists taking part in a rally to protest against the shifting of chief of Bangladesh's main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia's Cantonment residence in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Nov. 13, 2010. Khaleda Zia Saturday afternoon vacated her Dhaka Cantonment residence. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)

Dozens Hurt As Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia Evicted -- BBC

Dozens of people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in Bangladesh.

The protests were sparked by the eviction of opposition leader Khaleda Zia from the home she has lived in for some 30 years.

Meanwhile at least three people were killed in an apparent suicide bombing at the house of a ruling party MP in western Bangladesh.

Police have not said whether they think the protests and bombing are linked.

The High Court had given Ms Zia, the leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, until Friday to leave her house, inside a military compound in Dhaka.

The residence has been leased to her since 1982 but the government cancelled it last year, claiming it was illegal.

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More News On The Political Violence In Bangladesh

Violent clashes in Bangladesh as ex-PM says she was evicted -- AFP
Violence in Bangladesh as ex-PM evicted from home -- Reuters
Zia eviction sparks clashes, strike in Bangladesh -- The Hindu
Strike in Bangladesh over Khaleda Zia's eviction -- Hindustan Times
Bangladesh's main opposition party chief vacates cantonment house -- Xinhuanet
Q+A: Political violence returns to Bangladesh -- Reuters