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In Bangladesh, renewed anti-government protests leave nearly 100 dead The
protests began in July as students demanded an end to a quota system that
reserved 30% of government jobs for families of veterans who fought in
Bangladesh’s war of independence against Pakistan.



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RENEWED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE LEFT NEARLY 100 DEAD IN BANGLADESH

August 4, 20242:36 PM ET

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Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a
rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice
for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, on Sunday. Rajib Dhar/AP hide caption

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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured
Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with
protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister
accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet in a bid to quell
the unrest.

The country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper, Prothom Alo, said at
least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in the violence.
Channel 24 reported at least 85 deaths.

The military announced that a new curfew, including in the capital, Dhaka, and
other divisional and district headquarters, was in effect Sunday evening for an
indefinite period. The government had earlier imposed a curfew with some
exceptions in Dhaka and elsewhere.

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Demonstrators are demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation following
protests last month that began with students calling for an end to a quota
system for government jobs. Those demonstrations escalated into violence that
left more than 200 dead.


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As the renewed violence raged, Hasina said the protesters who engaged in
“sabotage” and destruction were no longer students but criminals, and she said
the people should deal with them with iron hands.

The ruling Awami League party said the demand for Hasina's resignation showed
that the protests have been taken over by the main opposition Bangladesh
Nationalist Party and the now-banned Jamaat-e-Islami party.

Also Sunday, the government announced a holiday from Monday to Wednesday. Courts
were to be closed indefinitely. Mobile internet service was cut off, and
Facebook and messaging apps, including WhatsApp, were inaccessible.

Junior Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said Sunday
that the services were severed to help prevent violence.

People participate in a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her
government in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday. Rajib Dhar/AP hide caption

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At least 11,000 people have been arrested in recent weeks. The unrest has also
resulted in the closure of schools and universities across the country, and
authorities at one point imposed a shoot-on-sight curfew.

Protesters called for a “non-cooperation” effort, urging people not to pay taxes
or utility bills and not to show up for work on Sunday, a working day in
Bangladesh. Offices, banks and factories opened, but commuters in Dhaka and
other cities faced challenges getting to work.



The demonstrators attacked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, a major
public hospital in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area, torching several vehicles.

Video footage showed protesters vandalizing a prison van in the chief
metropolitan magistrate's court in Dhaka. Other videos showed police opening
fire on the crowds with bullets, rubber bullets and tear gas. The protesters set
fire to vehicles and the ruling party's offices. Some carried sharp weapons and
sticks, according to TV footage.

In Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood, police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of
people who blocked a major highway. Protesters attacked homes and vandalized a
community welfare office in the area, where hundreds of ruling party activists
took up positions. Some crude bombs were detonated, and gunshots were heard,
witnesses said. At east 20 people were hit by bullets in the area.

At least 18 people were killed in the northwestern district of Sirajganj. That
figure included 13 police officers who died after a police station was attacked
by protesters, according to police headquarters in Dhaka. Another officer was
killed in the eastern district of Cumilla, police said.

Five people died in the Feni district in southeast Bangladesh as Hasina's
supporters clashed with protesters.

Asif Iqbal, a resident medical officer at a state-run hospital in Feni, told
reporters that they had five bodies at the hospital, all of them hit by bullets.
It was not clear if they were protesters or ruling party activists.

Firefighters douse a fire engulfing a shopping center which was set on fire by
protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her
government in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rajib Dhar/AP hide caption

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In Munshiganj district near Dhaka, hospital official Abu Hena said four people
were declared dead after being rushed to a hospital.

Jamuna TV station reported that violent clashes took place across more than a
dozen districts, including Chattogram, Bogura, Magura, Rangpur, Kishoreganj and
Sirajganj, where protesters backed by the country's main opposition party
clashed with police and the activists of the ruling Awami League party and its
associated bodies.



The protests began last month as students demanded an end to a quota system that
reserved 30% of government jobs for the families of veterans who fought in
Bangladesh’s war of independence against Pakistan in 1971.

As the violence crested, the country's Supreme Court ruled that the veterans’
quota must be cut to 5%, with 93% of jobs to be allocated on merit. The
remaining 2% will be set aside for members of ethnic minorities and transgender
and disabled people. The government accepted the decision, but protesters have
continued demanding accountability for the violence they blame on the
government's use of force.

The system also sets aside jobs for members of ethnic minorities and for
disabled and transgender people, whose quotas were cut from a collective 26% to
2% in the ruling.

Hasina's administration has blamed the opposition parties and their student
wings for instigating the violence in which several state-owned establishments
were also torched or vandalized.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary-general of the main opposition party,
repeated a call for the government to step down to stop the chaos.

Hasina offered to talk with student leaders on Saturday, but a coordinator
refused and announced a one-point demand for her resignation.

Hasina repeated her pledges to thoroughly investigate the deaths and punish
those responsible for the violence. She said she was ready to sit down whenever
the protesters want.

The protests have become a major challenge for Hasina, who has ruled the country
for over 15 years. She returned to power for a fourth consecutive term in
January in an election that was boycotted by her main opponents.

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