Posted on 07/20/2024 10:13:44 AM PDT by RandFan
Police in Bangladesh have been granted “shoot-on-sight” orders and a nationwide curfew has been imposed as student-led protests continue to roil the country, leaving more than 100 people dead.
The curfew, imposed at midnight on Friday, was expected to last until Sunday morning as police tried to bring the swiftly deteriorating security situation under control, with military personnel patrolling the streets of the capital.
The curfew was lifted briefly on Saturday afternoon to allow people to run essential errands, but otherwise people have been ordered to remain at home and all gatherings and demonstrations have been banned. The government has also imposed a communications blackout, with all internet and social media access blocked since Thursday night.
While the government is not releasing official statistics of fatalities and injuries, local media has estimated thousands have been injured and that the death toll has hit 115.
In extreme cases, police officers have been granted powers to open fire on those violating the curfew, confirmed Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League party.
The protests that have spread across Bangladesh are some of the worst the country has experienced in more than a decade. They began earlier this month on university campuses as students protested against the reintroduction of civil service job quotas that they say are discriminatory and benefit the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister.
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I don’t understand. Why doesn’t the government there just let them run riot terrorizing cities and citizens?
Like black lives matter did in 2020.
Really? How many veterans of a war 53 years ago find themselves in need of employment?
I thought “Concert for Bangladesh” solved all problems and it’s a paradise?
The world is burning.
It’s what happens when discipline isn’t used to enforce rules history is loaded with that fact.
Freedom is earned not given to the unworthy.
“The world is burning.”
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Not quite yet. The flames are just beginning to grow.
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