US EditionViolence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue
- More than 20 people have died, and hundreds are injured due to violence in Bangladesh as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists.
- Authorities closed schools, blocked internet access, and imposed a shoot-on-sight curfew in response to the unrest.
- Prime Minister Hasina pledged to investigate the deaths and hold those responsible accountable for the violence.
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Renewed Anti-Government Protests Leave Nearly 100 Dead, Hundreds More Injured in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of "sabotage" and cutting off mobile internet in a bid to quell the unrest.
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On Sunday alone, 94 people died in the protests against head of government Sheikh Hasina. The EU does not recognize the re-election of Venezuela's head of state Maduro. The most important things in a nutshell.
Protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Observers see the beginning of the end for their party - especially if the army withdraws its loyalty. Over 300 people have already been killed in the ongoing protests.
At least 90 people were killed during intensifying anti-government protests, which have now called for the resignation of long-term Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed. Student protests originally broke out due to quotas, where a portion of government employee positions were to be reserved for children of families fighting for Bangladesh's independence during the war with Pakistan in 1971.
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