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| Many injured in clashes in Dhaka | Many injured in clashes in Dhaka |
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| At least 200 people have been injured in pitched battles between police and thousands of protesters in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, reports say. | |
| Protesters were demonstrating against frequent power cuts in the capital. Mobs set fire to cars and attacked government power distribution offices. | Protesters were demonstrating against frequent power cuts in the capital. Mobs set fire to cars and attacked government power distribution offices. |
| Police responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and baton charges. | Police responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and baton charges. |
| Two days of near continuous power cuts have angered people. The worst violence was in the northern suburb of Mirpur. | |
| 'Hell' | 'Hell' |
| The main road between Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong has been blocked by protesters. | The main road between Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong has been blocked by protesters. |
| Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters | Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters |
| There are reports of many smaller demonstrations elsewhere in the capital and in other towns and cities. | There are reports of many smaller demonstrations elsewhere in the capital and in other towns and cities. |
| "We have spent two nights without electricity... Children are falling sick, everybody's life is becoming a hell," Azad Majumder, a resident of Mirpur, told Reuters news agency. | "We have spent two nights without electricity... Children are falling sick, everybody's life is becoming a hell," Azad Majumder, a resident of Mirpur, told Reuters news agency. |
| Discontent over electricity has been growing in Bangladesh where the poor power supply has recently got much worse. | Discontent over electricity has been growing in Bangladesh where the poor power supply has recently got much worse. |
| People have been particularly angered by black-outs during special evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. | People have been particularly angered by black-outs during special evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. |
| The BBC's Roland Buerk in Dhaka says years of neglect and corruption have been blamed for many power stations going out of order. | |
| In response to the riots, the government has deployed extra security personnel to protect distribution offices. | In response to the riots, the government has deployed extra security personnel to protect distribution offices. |
| Lighting on advertising billboards has been banned and some factory owners have been told they will not get any power after dusk. |