LIVE Sign up Open the menu News | Protests Bangladesh imposes shutdown as death toll from student protests mounts Communications blackout persists as deadly crackdown on demonstrators continues in the nation of 170 million. Published On 20 Jul 2024 20 Jul 2024 Bangladesh enforced a nationwide curfew to quash student-led demonstrations against government job quotas with military personnel and police patrolling the largely deserted streets of the capital, Dhaka. Dozens of people have been killed this week and several thousand are believed to have been injured, the Reuters news agency reported citing data from hospitals across the country. The Dhaka Medical College Hospital received 27 bodies on Friday, as the death toll climbed to 114 people, according to Reuters news agency. The authorities have said about 300 police officers have been injured, blaming the protesters for damaging public property and violence, and accusing opposition parties of instigating the unrest.
