At least 43 people were killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh on Sunday.
The government declared an indefinite nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m. on Sunday, the first time it has taken such a step during the current protests that began last month.
The government declared an indefinite nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m. on Sunday, the first time it has taken such a step during the current protests that began last month. It also announced a three-day general holiday starting from Monday. Demonstrators blocked major highways on Sunday as student protesters launched a non-cooperation program to press for the government's resignation, and violence spread nationwide.
Two construction workers were killed on their way to work and 30 injured in the central district of Munsiganj, during a three-way clash of protesters, police and ruling party activists, witnesses said. Three people were killed in violence in the northern district of Bogura, and 30 were killed in 12 other districts, hospital officials said.
Bangladesh authorities instructed the country's telecoms on Sunday to shut down 4G, effectively disabling internet services, according to a confidential government memo seen by Reuters.
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