Violence erupts in Bangladesh as ousted PM's supporters stage protest

Traffic was disrupted in some parts of the country as protesters tried to set up roadblocks using burning tyres.

Several passenger vehicles were also set on fire in various parts of Bangladesh in the run up to the protest.

A 60-year-old driver of a passenger bus was killed by smoke inhalation after people set fire to the vehicle in the city of Faridpur early on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, about 200 protesters briefly blocked traffic on the 6.2km (4 mile)-long Padma bridge across the Ganges, that connects the capital Dhaka with the south-western region.

Bangladeshi local media said dozens of crude bombs exploded in the past few days in Dhaka and elsewhere.