Bangladesh mass protests resume

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 30, 2024 12:32 am

DHAKA — Bangladeshi students called for new street protests on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologize for those killed in deadly unrest.

Student rallies against civil service job quotas this month sparked days of violence that killed at least 205 people, including several police officers, according to an AFP count of police and hospital data.

WORSENING UNREST People take part in a protest march against the mass arrest and killing of protesters during last week’s violence amid anti-quota protests in Dhaka on July 28, 2024. AFP Photo

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