At least five people were killed in Bangladesh on Tuesday in post-poll clashes amid a police crackdown against senior members of the Opposition party for “instigating violence” that has resulted in 31 deaths, making it the bloodiest vote in the country's history.
Three persons were killed and 10 hurt in a clash between Awami league and Jatiya Party activists on Tuesday morning. A Jamaat-e-Islami activist injured in Monday’s clashes, died in Dinajpur on Tuesday, while a leader of the youth wing of Awami league succumbed to his injuries in Noakhali.
Meanwhile, seven BNP leaders, including Opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque and BNP chairperson's adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain were arrested on Tuesday in a sudden crackdown in the capital. Zia has been confined to her home for last two weeks.