Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists throw pieces of brick as they vandalise a bus during a country wide strike in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh Awami League activists march against a strike called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Bangladeshi policewomen stand guard in front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office during a nationwide strike in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: AFP