The death toll from clashes between Islamists and police in Bangladesh has risen to 20 people, police said May 6, Reuters reported.

Clashes in Dhaka between Bangladeshi police and Islamist protesters under the banner of Hefazat-e-Islam left at least one person dead and dozens injured May 5, Xinhua reported.

The owner of the factory building that collapsed in Savar, killing more than 370 people, was arrested April 28 while attempting to flee to India, Bangladeshi police said, The Guardian reported, citing agencies.

Protests have spread from Dhaka to Chittagong, Bangladesh, on April 27 in response to a building collapse that has killed more than 300 factory workers, Al Jazeera reported.

A homemade explosive device detonated in Dhaka on March 4 near the hotel where Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is staying, IANS reported.

Bangladesh deployed troops to the town of Bogra after protests over the conviction of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders on charges of abuses during war turned violent and left eight people dead, Reuters reported March 3.

Two people were killed and dozens injured when clashes broke out Feb. 23 at a strike called by Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party, Xinhua reported.

At least two people were killed in clashes in Bogra, Bangladesh, on Jan. 31, BBC reported.