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Bangladesh Police Arrest 20 After Deadly Clashes in Ousted Prime Minister's Hometown
GOPALGANJ DISTRICT, BANGLADESH, JUL 17 – Four people died and more than 50 were injured during clashes sparked by political tensions and the reinstatement of a 30% job quota for freedom fighters' descendants, officials said.
- On Wednesday, clashes erupted in Gopalganj district between Awami League workers and police during a National Citizen Party rally, leaving at least four dead.
- The violence followed attempts by Awami League members to block the youth-led NCP rally commemorating last year's uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- The clashes involved gunfire and tear gas, vandalism of the rally site by Awami League supporters, and left several injured, with three critically wounded brought to hospital.
- Authorities arrested 20 people on Thursday, imposed a night curfew, and deployed over 1,500 police and military personnel to restore order in the Awami League stronghold.
- The government condemned the violence as indefensible, promised action, and the unrest highlights ongoing political polarization under interim leader Muhammad Yunus ahead of elections next April.
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Bangladeshi police announced that they had arrested 20 people on Thursday, in the aftermath of clashes between former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's supporters and law enforcement forces that resulted in the death of at least four people.
Bangladesh police arrest 20 after deadly clashes in ousted prime minister's hometown
GOPALGANJ, Bangladesh: Bangladesh police said on Thursday (Jul 17) they had arrested 20 people, a day after clashes between supporters of ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and security person
During a demonstration of the party of young students who kicked out former Prime Minister Hasina, at least four people were killed. The episode fits in a context of growing collective violence that over the last ten months has caused more than 140 victims. Religious minorities and human rights defenders denounce a climate of terror and urge rapid elections to overcome the fragility of the current technical government.
Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead
TV footage showed pro-Hasina activists armed, attacking police with sticks and setting vehicles on fire as a convoy of about 20 vehicles carrying the leaders of the students' National Citizen Party arrived as part of commemorations of the uprising
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