Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital

Police and protesters clash in Bangladesh

Protesters in Bangladesh demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns from office.

Photos: Clashes in Bangladesh between police and opposition supporters

The violence broke out as the opposition party organised sit-in protests at all the entry points to Dhaka.

Bangladesh: Opposition protesters clash with police

Protesters called on Prime Minister Hasina to step down and form a caretaker government to lead the country during next year's elections. Several Western countries have condemned Hasina's government over rights abuses.

BNP supporters clash with police in Bangladesh capital as opposition stages sit-in protest

Dhaka, Jul 29 (PTI) At least 90 activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were arrested on Saturday as a five-hour sit-in protest here turned violent when police in riot gears clashed with protesters who tried to enforce road blockades demanding an interim caretaker government ahead of the January 2024 elections. Witnesses said […]

Bangladesh: Police clash with protesters demanding PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation, several injured

Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party took to the streets in the country’s capital city of Dhaka, on Saturday (July 29) to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. During the demonstration, Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the stone-throwing crowd that had blocked major roads across the city.

Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight

Police in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday clashed with supporters of the country's main opposition party, which said scores of its activists were injured during anti-government protests in parts of the city.