Nationwide unrest, which has seen huge bonfires lit in the streets, police pelted with sticks and rocks and demonstrators clashing with counter-protesters, is fuelled by high unemployment.
Thousands of student protesters have clashed with armed police during anti-government riots in Bangladesh, with around 22 people killed this week amid a brutal crackdown.
Hundreds more were injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protesters who torched vehicles, police posts and other establishments, witnesses said.
'They chased the police officers when they took refuge at the BTV office. Angry protesters then caused mayhem here.''We seek the cooperation of the Fire Service. Many people are trapped inside,' the broadcaster said. Violence was also reported in many other places across the country, with students blocking a bridge, leaving a 10 km-long tailback of vehicles. Police said they had to fire tear gas to disperse stone-throwing BNP activists during a protest in Dhaka.
'We cannot trample over dead bodies to hold discussions. Discussions could have taken place earlier,' protest co-ordinator Nahid Islam told Reuters.
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