Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed her political opponents for deadly violence
FILE PHOTO: People gesture near smoke as protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh TelevisionPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed her political opponents for deadly violence that swept the country during recent student-led protests against quotas in government jobs, stating on Monday that a curfew would be lifted when the situation improved.
“When arson terrorism started, the protesting students said they were not involved in it,” Hasina said in an address to business leaders in the capital Dhaka, her first comments since her government ordered a curfew late on Friday. The streets appeared calm in Dhaka on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of an appeal from the government against a lower court order and directed that 93% of government jobs should be open to candidates on merit.
Tanks were seen stationed at several places in Dhaka on Monday, while armed security patrols directed the few motorists who ventured out. There were no reports of violence in the country, officials said.
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