Police in Bangladesh today arrested dozens of opposition activists, including two former cabinet ministers during a general strike called by opposition parties in protest at plans to change the election procedures. Police arrested Altaf Hussain Chowdhury, the former Interior Minister, Hafizuddin Ahmed, the former Minister of Water Resources in the crowded Mohaqali area in the capital during the rally. The security official, Shah Alam said that the detainees are accused of obstructing the traffic on the road. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said that the police had arrested more than a hundred of its party leaders and activists in various parts of the capital. But the police confirmed that the number of detainees were only 15.
