Bangladesh police detain a key opposition leader after clashes left 1 dead and scores injured

Authorities in Bangladesh have detained a key opposition figure following violent clashes between security forces and opposition activists. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has called for a nationwide strike to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgi, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party, has been detained for questioning. The European Union and the United States have urged all sides to maintain restraint as tensions rise ahead of the national elections in January.