US EditionDeadly Clashes Erupt in Bangladesh
GOPALGANJ DISTRICT, BANGLADESH, JUL 17 – Four people died and more than 50 were injured during clashes sparked by political tensions and the reinstatement of a 30% job quota for freedom fighters' descendants, officials said.
- Violence erupted on July 17, 2025, at a National Citizen Party rally in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, resulting in at least four deaths and over 15 injuries.
- The clashes erupted following the arrival of the youth-led National Citizen Party convoy marking the one-year anniversary of the movement that resulted in the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's removal.
- Leaders and supporters of the Awami League attacked NCP representatives, causing damage and setting the rally stage ablaze, while law enforcement personnel responded by discharging firearms and deploying tear gas to manage the disorder.
- Authorities imposed a night curfew and Section 144 in Gopalganj from 8:00 pm Wednesday until 6:00 pm Thursday, and postponed district exams amid efforts to restore order.
- The violence underscores ongoing political polarization since Hasina's ouster and raises concerns about stability ahead of elections promised for next April.
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Bangladeshi police announced that they had arrested 20 people on Thursday, in the aftermath of clashes between former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's supporters and law enforcement forces that resulted in the death of at least four people.
During a demonstration of the party of young students who kicked out former Prime Minister Hasina, at least four people were killed. The episode fits in a context of growing collective violence that over the last ten months has caused more than 140 victims. Religious minorities and human rights defenders denounce a climate of terror and urge rapid elections to overcome the fragility of the current technical government.
Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead
TV footage showed pro-Hasina activists armed, attacking police with sticks and setting vehicles on fire as a convoy of about 20 vehicles carrying the leaders of the students' National Citizen Party arrived as part of commemorations of the uprising
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