Oil price strike in Bangladesh

AP Published January 17, 2013
Left party activists argue with policemen after they were stopped from proceeding forward during a rally in the capital. Police used pepper spray, water cannons and batons to dissipate dozens of activists who tried to march through the streets of Bangladesh's capital.
Left party activists argue with policemen after they were stopped from proceeding forward during a rally in the capital. Police used pepper spray, water cannons and batons to dissipate dozens of activists who tried to march through the streets of Bangladesh's capital.
Scared passengers jump off a bus as activists of left parties threaten them with dire consequences.
Scared passengers jump off a bus as activists of left parties threaten them with dire consequences.
A leftist party activist shouts warning for a bus to stop plying during the half-day strike.
A leftist party activist shouts warning for a bus to stop plying during the half-day strike.
A policeman uses tear gas spray to disperse activists of left parties during the strike.
A policeman uses tear gas spray to disperse activists of left parties during the strike.
Policemen stop activists of left parties as they start a procession. A combination of three left parties which includes the Communist Party of Bangladesh, called for the strike to protest against an oil price hike.
Policemen stop activists of left parties as they start a procession. A combination of three left parties which includes the Communist Party of Bangladesh, called for the strike to protest against an oil price hike.
Policemen march ahead of protestors during a rally against a hike in fuel prices. The banner reads ?Protest against fuel price hike. Half-day nationwide general strike Jan 16?.
Policemen march ahead of protestors during a rally against a hike in fuel prices. The banner reads ?Protest against fuel price hike. Half-day nationwide general strike Jan 16?.
Left party activists carry an activist who was injured during a rally on a rickshaw.
Left party activists carry an activist who was injured during a rally on a rickshaw.

The paucity of natural gas has prompted Bangladesh to use more fuel oil to sustain its electricity supply. The authorities hence announced a nine per cent hike in fuel prices early this year, a move that will lighten the country’s subsidy burden on petroleum products but add to its incessantly high inflation. Activists of left parties retorted with a half-day strike in Dhaka yesterday. —Photos and texts by AP

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