Friday, July 26, 2024

Bangladesh relaxes curfew, but security continues to remained heightened across the country

Bangladesh has begun relaxing a week-long curfew but security agencies warn it could be reimposed in the event of fresh clashes.

Local reports put the death toll from clashes between the police and protesting students at over 200.

Students were demanding a complete rollback of a jobs reservation scheme that reserved a third of all government posts for families of war veterans.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports.

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