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wake upIf I remember correctly,some elite special force soldier came deep inside India to steal few bottles of Syrup.why BD military is so addicted with Syrup and stuff??
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Dozens hurt in clash over Bangladesh army project
Sat, Oct 23 11:21 AM EDT
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police used rubber bullets and teargas Saturday to disperse thousands of people protesting against plans to acquire land for army housing, officials and witnesses said.
Private television channels said at least 50 people were injured in the clashes near Dhaka.
Police said at least 60 troops were evacuated by helicopter after a crowd, some carrying sticks and machetes, attacked their camp at Rupganj, about 16 km (10 miles) east of the capital.
Protesters set fire to two army vehicles and damaged several others, and ransacked an army field office, according to witnesses.
Four helicopters made several sorties to evacuate the troops from the camp. Dozens of others were evacuated by river boat, they said.
"We have evacuated the troops to avoid confrontations with the public," a Defense Ministry official said.
The violence erupted after police used batons to try to clear a street of demonstrators protesting against the planned acquisition of about 1,000 acres of land for a housing project for members of the army.
Residents complained that they had been offered inadequate compensation.
Dozens hurt in clash over Bangladesh army project | Reuters.com
"The situation is under control but tense," a police officer told Reuters by telephone from the scene.
(Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; editing by Andrew Dobbie)