Unrest continues in Bangladesh/ 12 prisoners were killed while escaping
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Following Hasina’s sudden resignation after 15 years and fleeing to India, the interim government of Bangladesh has been struggling to restore law and order to this country, and in the meantime, Bangladeshi police have also gone on strike.
The escape of prisoners from two prisons, both located north of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, are the latest developments in this crisis-ridden country in the space of a few weeks after the protests began. It is widely anti-government.
According to Abu Fattah, the head of one of the prisons, 6 accused were killed in “Jamapur” prison. He said: They attacked us with iron rods and sharp objects. They set fire to my office and tried to escape and take all 600 prisoners with them. We had to open fire. At least 6 prisoners were killed.
According to him, the guards suppressed the riot before the prisoner escaped. Also Lotf al-Rahman; The head of the high-security prison located in Kashimpur, 30 kilometers north of Dhaka, on August 6, 6 more prisoners were killed during the mass escape of prisoners.
According to him, at least 203 prisoners managed to escape. Kashimpur super security prison houses a number of notorious convicts of Bangladesh, including extremists and murderers. Of course, according to him, none of the known prisoners managed to escape from their cells.
More than 450 people, including police officers, were killed during several weeks of violent demonstrations in Bangladesh, which began in protest against government job quotas in the country.
Bangladesh Police Union announced a strike on August 6, and the officers said they will not resume their duties until their safety is ensured. AFP has written that on August 5th, at the same time as Hasina’s dismissal and escape, more than 500 prisoners escaped from a prison in “Shirpur” area.
