At least 16 killed as students clash with police in Bangladesh

Thursday, 18 July 2024 (2 days ago)
Thousands of students armed with sticks and stones clashed with armed police in Bangladesh following days of violent confrontations local media say have killed at least 16 people.

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News video: Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh, Indian residents in Bangladesh urged to avoid travel

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In Bangladesh, violent clashes erupted on Tuesday between rival student groups over government job quotas, resulting in the deaths of at least five demonstrators and injuries to over 400 others the previous day, according to police reports. The clashes represent a significant escalation in the...

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Protesting students in Bangladesh set the country's state broadcaster ablaze on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm the escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people and left over 2,500 injured. University students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for more than a week protesting the system of reservation in public sector jobs, including that for the relatives of war heroes, who fought for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971. #Bangladesh #Dhaka #SheikhHasina #BangladeshProtest #ONEINDIA #ONEINDIANEWS ~HT.178~ED.101~GR.344~

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Internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.

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