Dhaka police put 13,000 officers in the streets in that one city , police chief says . The usually busy streets of Dhaka looked almost deserted of people , vehicles . Dhaka , Bangladesh ( CNN ) -- Thousands of anti-riot police were in the streets of Bangladesh 's capital city Thursday as the opposition alliance launched a day-long general strike in protest of a fuel price hike . The opposition alliance launched the day-long general strike to protest an increase in fuel prices . Comment:
Dhaka police put 13,000 officers in the streets in that one city , police chief says . The usually busy streets of Dhaka looked almost deserted of people , vehicles . The opposition alliance launched the day-long general strike to protest an increase in fuel prices . Comment: