 There were major protests in Bangladesh in 2006, with an estimated total of 70,000 people involved over weeks.On 30 August 2006 six protesters were shot dead, allegedly by paramilitary forces, and 300 were injured when a crowd of 30,000 people stormed the local offices of Asia Energy.Further unrest occurred the days after the shootings, when widespread half-day strikes were organised across the country, and another 20 people were injured.