Policemen stand guard as a countrywide general strike is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Nov. 30, 2010. The countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike, called by Bangladesh's main opposition party, ended Tuesday amid sporadic violence, vehicle damage and detention in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the South Asian nation. [Xinhua]

Roads are seen empty as a countrywide general strike is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Nov. 30, 2010. The countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike, called by Bangladesh's main opposition party, ended Tuesday amid sporadic violence, vehicle damage and detention in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the South Asian nation. [Xinhua]