New wave of protests in Bangladesh/ 50 people were killed
reported by Mehr news quoted by Deutsche Welle, following new unrest in Bangladesh on Sunday, August 4, in protest against the policies of the country’s prime minister, more than 50 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
According to “Jamuna TV”, the protesters with the support of the main opposition party of this country, the “Nationalist Party”, have clashed with the police and activists of the ruling party, the “Awami League”. dir=”LTR”>.
Following the continuation of these unrest, the government of Bangladesh has once again imposed a curfew and the internet has been cut off throughout the country.
It is said that in the Uttara district of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, police officers used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who blocked an important intersection.
Eyewitnesses also reported that during the unrest in Munshiganj city, 2 construction workers were killed by a bomb explosion and 30 others were injured.
Student protests in Bangladesh began in early July 2024.
This country of 170 million people, located in South Asia, has been in chaos for the last three weeks following student protests against quotas for government jobs.