Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government’s resignation
- Protests in Bangladesh included diverse participants demanding government resignation and justice for over 200 deaths last month, as reported on Saturday.
- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited protest leaders to discuss issues, but coordinator Nahid Islam declined, stating, “The time to ask forgiveness has passed.”
- European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an international investigation into the “excessive and lethal force against protesters.
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After several days of calm, dozens of people, including several police officers, died today in increasingly violent clashes between opponents of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, police and supporters of the ruling party in Bangladesh. The violence erupted on a day of civil disobedience called for by student leaders and at protests demanding the resignation of the prime minister.
More than 50 dead in Bangladesh as protesters call for the prime minister's resignation
A mass protest Sunday in Bangladesh against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left some 55 dead as demonstrators clashed with government supporters. At least 261 have died since protests started in early July over a government job-quota scheme, which has since been scaled back by the country’s Supreme Court.
At least 43 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed
At least 43 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of protesters calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
In Bangladesh, clashes have occurred again during protests against the government. More than 20 people have died. The prime minister reacts with a curfew.
At least 27 killed in Bangladesh clashes, government declares curfew
At least 27 people were killed and scores injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday, as police fired tear gas and lobbed stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
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