On Sunday, coppers used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists protesting against a government decision to divide Dhaka into two administrative zones, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says that at least eight people were maimed, while more than 80 activists were tossed in the calaboose.
Schools and businesses remained closed during the daylong strike.
BNP leader and former Prime Minister
Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
is leading the protest against the government.
Meanwhile,
...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. It smelled phony...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the divide is necessary in order to provide Dhaka's 10 million residents with adequate services.
The BNP says the split is aimed at removing the opposition-backed mayor.
Sheikh Hasina is the present leader of the ruling Awami League Party and the current prime minister of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a history of military takeovers and political unrest since it secured independence from Pakistain in 1971.