Bangladesh: At least 50 killed in anti-government protests
The death toll in Bangladesh from clashes between protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and pro-government supporters.or police and medical sources reported, specifying that among the victims there are “at least 14 policemen” while 300 officers were injured.
Today, according to the local press, it would be impossible to access both Facebook and WhatsApp. In Bangladesh, protests erupted last month against quotas for public sector employment, which have now been revised following a Supreme Court decision.
The protests seemed to have calmed down, but two days ago protests resumed to demand justice for the victims, over 200 according to data verified by the local BBC network. According to Unicef, at least 32 minors died. Yesterday, thousands of protesters took to the streets to chant anti-government slogans demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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