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Violent clashes near Yunus residence as pay scale protest erupts in Dhaka ahead of election
Government employees clashed with police demanding pay scale implementation based on the Ninth National Pay Commission report, with several injured and election tensions rising, officials said.
- On Friday, violent clashes erupted outside Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, after protesters broke through police barricades at Shahbagh around 11.30 am.
- The agitation began earlier at Shaheed Minar as government employees demanded immediate publication and implementation of the Ninth National Pay Commission gazette, accusing the government of ignoring livelihood concerns and warning continued police action could lead to election boycotts.
- Police used water cannon, tear gas and sonic grenades to disperse protesters, uniformed troops were deployed, and several people were injured as clashes intensified.
- On Friday, authorities said they are remaining alert and working to contain the unrest, while Deputy Commissioner Masud Alam questioned if protesters came to `sabotage the election`.
- Clashes threaten a fragile pre-election period ahead of the national vote as the Yunus-led caretaker administration oversees a poll it calls `free and fair` amid fallout from August 2024 unrest.
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Days Before Bangladesh General Election, Clashes Erupt Outside Yunus’ Official Residence
Dhaka: Six days left before election day in Bangladesh, clashes broke out outside interim government head Muhammad Yunus’s house in the nation’s Capital. Government employees demanding higher wages and implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale confronted police outside Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Adviser Yunus. According to reports in Bangladesh media, the protesters gathered at Shaheed Minar in the morning and marched towards J…
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