Police make more arrests, fire tear gas at protesters in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi police made more arrests and fired tear gas and sound grenades at demonstrators during protests against state violence and intimidation. Rights groups have condemned close to 10,000 arrests and some 200 deaths in a weeks-long crackdown after student-led protests against quotas in government jobs began in June.

Aug 1, 2024 - 07:00
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Police make more arrests, fire tear gas at protesters in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi police made more arrests and fired tear gas and sound grenades at demonstrators during protests against state violence and intimidation. Rights groups have condemned close to 10,000 arrests and some 200 deaths in a weeks-long crackdown after student-led protests against quotas in government jobs began in June.