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| Bangladesh |
| Hundreds injured in clashes as Dhaka student protest shut down |
| 2018-08-09 |
| [AsiaTimes]Week-long rally for safer roads ends after pro-government youths and law enforcers attack students to quell the crisis that brought the Bangladeshi capital to a standstill. More than 300 people were injured in violent clashes that marred the end of the student-led protest for safer roads, which had brought Dhaka to standstill for over a week. The ruling Awami League government was accused of using its student wing, the Bangladesh Chatra League, as well as police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets to crush the nine-day demonstration by tens of thousands of school and university students. Clashes erupted in different parts of Dhaka from Saturday to Monday as students, journalists, photographers, pedestrians battled authorities and young men, allegedly from the Chatra League. Social media was flooded with shocking images and videos of injured students and media personnel, while rights groups issued cries for help. In most of the videos, unidentified men carrying rods, machetes and bamboo sticks were seen attacking students. Protesters started leaving the streets on Tuesday morning. Educational institutes which had been closed opened up, albeit to fewer students than normal. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #1 Right. It was all about "safer roads" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-08-09 11:07 |