In Bangladesh, a nationwide curfew has been enacted due to ongoing unrest between police and anti-government protesters, resulting in at least 90 deaths on Sunday. Clashes have occurred across the country as police use tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Protesters, initially rallying against a civil service job quota favoring military relatives, have broadened their demands to include human rights concerns and the suppression of dissent. Calls for civil disobedience, factory shutdowns, and the non-payment of taxes and utility bills have been made by student protest leaders.
- An indefinite nationwide curfew is in effect in Bangladesh due to unrest between police and anti-government protesters.
- At least 90 people were killed on Sunday as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators.
- Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and have clashed with her supporters.
- The protests began in July over a civil service job quota system favoring military relatives, which has since been scaled back.
- Demonstrators are also voicing concerns over human rights and the suppression of dissent in the country.
- Student protest leaders have initiated a campaign of civil disobedience, urging the non-payment of taxes and utility bills, and calling for the shutdown of factories and public transport.
- Allegations of the government violently suppressing dissent and wrongly jailing opposition members are denied by the government.
- Bangladeshi journalist Mushfisal Ansari highlighted a distrust in Prime Minister Hasina’s commitments and the control over the judiciary, including recent refusals to protect students from police shootings.
- The protests have evolved into a broader demand for democratic rights and an end to Prime Minister Hasina’s tenure, citing the lack of mandate and the suppression of rights.
- There is a call for Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, especially in light of the recent election, which has been criticized as illegitimate by both local and international observers.
- An internet shutdown has been reported in Bangladesh amidst the protests.
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