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Bangladesh student protests: Despite curfew, deaths mount over govt jobs quota
Updated On: 20 July, 2024 04:04 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
The violence, sparked amid Bangladesh student protests, has killed numerous people and injured hundreds more.
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Anti-quota protesters clash with the police in Dhaka, on Friday. Pic/AFP
Bangladeshi police enforced a harsh curfew on Saturday, while military personnel patrolled areas of the capital, Dhaka, to prevent additional violence after days of riots over government job allocations. The violence, sparked amid Bangladesh student protests, has killed numerous people and injured hundreds more. The curfew comes after the worst day yet in the continuing protests, despite a ban on public gatherings. The number of fatalities varies, with Somoy TV reporting 43. An Associated Press reporter saw 23 bodies at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, but it was unclear whether all perished on Friday. Another 22 people died on Thursday as students attempted to enforce a nationwide shutdown, and more died earlier in the week, stated the AP report.
According to the report, the protests, which began weeks ago, grew significantly on Tuesday and posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she secured a fourth consecutive term in January. The elections were boycotted by the main opposition groups.
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