Bangladesh cities in chaos as general strike sets in
Bangladeshi schools and stores have closed and most traffic has halted in protest at a bomb attack on the country's main opposition leader.
At least 22 people were killed and over 100 were injured in the bombing of Hasina's ruling Awami League party office last Saturday.
Government offices have opened and parliament has gone into session despite the general strike enforced by an alliance of four opposition parties. Ministers and MPs used police escorts to drive to the parliament building.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also been consoling relatives of bomb victims in Narayanganj.
As the strike continues, authorities have sent out more than 5,000 members of the security forces to patrol the mostly deserted streets of Dhaka, where small groups of protesters shouted anti-government slogans.
Both protesters and police were forced to leave the streets because of monsoon rains, which increased the misery of commuters who had to walk because of the strike.
The alliance's chief, Khaleda Zia, head of the largest opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was unhurt after shots were fired on her motorcade near the capital, Dhaka, on Sunday.
