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https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-protests-violence-sheikh-haseena-death-toll-b2591150.html
At least 95 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in a police crackdown on protesters demanding the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, marking the deadliest day of anti-government demonstrations which began in July.
In all more than 285 people have died during the protests against a quota system for government employment.
Fourteen of the 95 people killed in the latest round of violence were police personnel, Prothom Alo newspaper reported.
Anger over the quota system has now turned into a wider movement against the government, with protesters demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and accountability for the deaths of demonstrators, most of them students, in the police crackdown.
Student groups leading the protests have called for a “Long March to Dhaka” on Monday and tens of thousands of people are expected to peacefully walk towards the capital, defying curfew.
“The government has killed many students. The time has come for the final answer,” protest coordinator Asif Mahmud said in a statement on Facebook late on Sunday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-protests-violence-sheikh-haseena-death-toll-b2591150.html
At least 95 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in a police crackdown on protesters demanding the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, marking the deadliest day of anti-government demonstrations which began in July.
In all more than 285 people have died during the protests against a quota system for government employment.
Fourteen of the 95 people killed in the latest round of violence were police personnel, Prothom Alo newspaper reported.
Anger over the quota system has now turned into a wider movement against the government, with protesters demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and accountability for the deaths of demonstrators, most of them students, in the police crackdown.
Student groups leading the protests have called for a “Long March to Dhaka” on Monday and tens of thousands of people are expected to peacefully walk towards the capital, defying curfew.
“The government has killed many students. The time has come for the final answer,” protest coordinator Asif Mahmud said in a statement on Facebook late on Sunday.
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