Death toll rises in Bangladesh protests/curfews imposed
reported by Mehr News Agency, news media reported that the anti-government protests of students in Bangladesh, which reached its peak on Thursday, continued on Friday due to the increase in the number of deaths of more protesters in clashes with the police.
With the spread of anti-government unrest in Bangladesh, Qatar’s Al Jazeera news channel reported on Friday night, quoting AFP, that according to published statistics, the number of victims in student protests against government job quotas has increased to 105. found.
Meanwhile, Bangladeshi police told AFP that protesting students on Friday attacked a prison in the city of Narsingdi in The center of this country was attacked and hundreds of prisoners were released and this center was set on fire.
The news media reported that as the unrest and the number of deaths increased, the army was deployed in the streets to control the unrest and following the curfew.
The widespread protests in Bangladesh over government job quotas have engulfed the country for weeks. In the quota mechanism of government jobs, 30% is allocated to the family members of the fighters of the war of independence of this country from Pakistan in 1971. This mechanism has angered the students who see the high rate of youth unemployment in front of them.
According to statistics, out of the population of 170 million people in Bangladesh, about 12 million youth are unemployed. have been or are not students.
After Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of this country, refused to fulfill the demands of the protesters, the protests intensified in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh protests turned violent last week after students protesting the quota clashed with student organizations supporting the ruling Awami party. The police used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse the protesters.
