DHAKA (AFP) – Over ninety persons died on Sunday in Bangladesh during a large-scale protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when protesters engaged in combat with pro-government protestors.
now demonstrations over a government job quota program began in early July, at least 300 people have perished. The Supreme Court of the nation has now reduced the program’s scope.
According to an AFP calculation, 94 people lost their lives on Sunday, the worst day in weeks of anti-government protests, bringing the total number of deaths from conflicts in Bangladesh to at least 300.
The total is based on information provided by police, officials, and hospital physicians.