Separate clashes between rival political activists and police left one man dead and about 65 people injured, as a major political alliance in Bangladesh staged a nationwide transport blockade today to force electoral reforms, police said.

Attackers set three election offices on fire outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka today, as thousands of protesters gathered to demand the resignation of election officials ahead of January polls.

Bombs exploded at court buildings in three Bangladesh towns today, leaving several people injured, ATN Bangla TV station reported.

At least 16 fishermen drowned when their trawlers sank in storms in the Bay of Bengal and about 3,000 others were missing, according to reports today.

An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh today, injuring at least 20 people.