DHAKA : Bangladesh soldiers patrolled Dhaka's deserted streets on Saturday (Jul 20) amid a curfew to quell deadly students-led protests against government job quotas that have killed more than 100
A demonstrator gestures as protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television as violence erupts across the country after anti-quota protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Jul 19, 2024. A suspension on internet and text message services has remained in place since Thursday, cutting off Bangladesh from the world as police cracked down on protests that have continued despite a ban on public gatherings.
That measure has opened old and sensitive political fault lines between those who fought for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971 and those accused of collaborating with Islamabad. The curfew will ease for two hours from 12pm on Saturday to allow people to shop for supplies and complete other chores, TV channels reported.
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