{"id":2319091,"date":"2024-08-04T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renewed-anti-government-protests-leave-nearly-100-dead-hundreds-more-injured-in-bangladesh-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T21:29:43","slug":"renewed-anti-government-protests-leave-nearly-100-dead-hundreds-more-injured-in-bangladesh-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renewed-anti-government-protests-leave-nearly-100-dead-hundreds-more-injured-in-bangladesh-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewed anti-government protests leave nearly 100 dead, hundreds more injured in Bangladesh &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frenewed-anti-government-protests-leave-nearly-100-dead-hundreds-more-injured-in-bangladesh-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On \u200bAugust \u200d4, \u200d2024,\u2063 renewed anti-government\u2063 protests in Bangladesh led to nearly 100 fatalities and hundreds more injuries. The demonstrations, which \u2062were primarily driven by calls \u2062for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign, have escalated significantly \u2062since their inception, which initially involved students advocating for the abolition of a quota system that allocated 30% of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-senate-democrats-strike-deal-on-stimulus-check-thresholds-unemployment-boost\/\" title=\"Biden, Senate Democrats Strike Deal on Stimulus Check Thresholds, Unemployment Boost\">government jobs<\/a> \u200bto the families of veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Major reports indicated approximately 95 deaths, including at least 14 police officers, \u200camidst this unrest. The government&#8217;s response included imposing a curfew in Dhaka and other \u200dregions, along with shutting down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-sees-biggest-anti-government-protests-in-decades\/\" title=\"Cuba Sees Biggest Anti-Government Protests in Decades\">mobile internet<\/a> to control the situation. The protests had become\u200c increasingly\u2062 violent, with clashes resulting in significant casualties; previous\u2063 protests in July alone were reported \u2064to have caused over \u2063200 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions heightened, Prime Minister Hasina accused \u2063the protesters of\u200d engaging in &#8220;sabotage&#8221; during the demonstrations, which ignited a sense of urgency among the military\u2064 and\u2063 governmental\u200d authorities to \u200bestablish order and manage the unrest.\u200c The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-tlaib-still-has-a-palestinian-flag-hanging-outside-her-house-office\/\" title=\"Tlaib keeps Palestinian flag outside her House office amid Israel war.\">situation remains volatile<\/a> as calls for justice and accountability in the face of governmental actions continue to \u200cprovoke public\u200c outrage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Renewed anti-government protests leave nearly 100 dead, hundreds more injured in Bangladesh<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> Nearly 100 people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>were killed<\/a> and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>anti-government<\/a> protests swept across&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bangladesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bangladesh<\/a>, with protesters calling for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> to resign and the prime minister accusing them of &ldquo;sabotage&rdquo; and cutting off mobile internet in a bid to quell the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper, <em>Prothom Alo<\/em>, said at least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in the violence. The Channel 24 news outlet reported at least 85 deaths.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rajib Dhar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The military announced that a new curfew was in effect Sunday evening for an indefinite period, including in the capital, Dhaka, and other divisional and district headquarters. The government had earlier imposed a curfew with some exceptions in Dhaka and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators are demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina&rsquo;s resignation following protests last month that began with students calling for an end to a quota system for government jobs. Those demonstrations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bangladesh-student-protests-hasina-quota-arrests-mourning-e30fc4d7603edad5acacde1c97efbdc0\">escalated into violence that left more than 200 dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the renewed violence raged, Hasina said the protesters who engaged in &ldquo;sabotage&rdquo; and destruction were no longer students but criminals, and she said the people should deal with them with iron hands.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling Awami League party said the demand for Hasina&rsquo;s resignation showed that the protests have been taken over by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bangladesh-hasina-jamaat-party-banned-violence-campus-28d00e1af317e0325e8b09f010728ccd\">the now-banned Jamaat-e-Islami party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also Sunday, the government announced a holiday from Monday to Wednesday. Courts were to be closed indefinitely. Mobile internet service was cut off, and Facebook and messaging apps, including WhatsApp, were inaccessible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Junior Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said the services were severed to help prevent violence.<\/p>\n<p>At least 11,000 people have been arrested in recent weeks. 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Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has accused them of &#8220;sabotage&#8221; and responded by shutting down mobile internet services to control the unrest. According to Prothom Alo, a prominent Bengali-language newspaper, at least 95 individuals, including 14 police officers, lost their lives during the violence. Channel 24 reported a minimum of 85 deaths. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday evening, the military imposed an indefinite curfew across various regions, including Dhaka. This follows previous curfews with limited exceptions in certain areas. The protests initially began last month when students called for an end to a government job quota system but escalated into violent clashes that claimed over 200 lives.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions rose again, Hasina labeled those involved in the violence as criminals rather than students and urged citizens to respond forcefully against them. The ruling Awami League party claimed that calls for her resignation indicated that opposition parties like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami had taken control of the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, authorities announced a holiday from Monday to Wednesday while courts would remain closed indefinitely. Mobile internet services were suspended along with access to Facebook and messaging apps like WhatsApp as part of efforts to prevent further violence. In recent weeks, over 11,000 arrests have been made due to ongoing unrest which has also led to school closures nationwide; at one point authorities even enforced a shoot-on-sight curfew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2319092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bangladesh-Protest.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37155,26747,3699],"class_list":["post-2319091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-government-protests","tag-bangladesh","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Bangladesh-Protest.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}