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Student protesters vow ‘complete shutdown’ in Bangladesh as reports say 10 more dead in clashes
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police clashed Thursday with student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” in Bangladesh’s capital, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs, with media reports saying at least 10 more people have died across the country.
The Prohtom Alo newspaper, which has a strong network of reporters across the country, said it received reports of 10 deaths in Dhaka and elsewhere on Thursday.
Authorities did not immediately confirm the figure.
Students have been demonstrating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs they say favors allies of the ruling party, but the protests have escalated since violence broke out between protesters, police and pro-government student activists on the campus of Dhaka University on Monday.