Hundreds injured as Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists

Police and activists clashed in Habiganj, Bangladesh (Sahibur Rahman/AP)

Police in north-eastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who would oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January, police and activists said.

Around 300 people were injured in the clashes, including some with bullets, the country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper Prothom Alo reported.