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2024-08-06 Bangladesh
At least 135 killed in Bangla violence Monday
[Dhaka Tribune] Police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country killed at least 135 people before and after the loathesome Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and nowq former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's daddy was the Pak tool who assassinated Mujib...
resigned as prime minister on Monday.

The previous day, the country reported at least 96 deaths in police firings due to festivities between Awami League members and protesters.

At least 18 people were killed in Savar and Dhamrai areas, on the outskirts of the capital, after festivities broke out between police and miscreants on Monday.

Another 50 people were maimed as police fired tear shells and bullets. There were several journalists among those shot, local people said.

At least 10 people were killed and many others injured in the capital’s Uttara on Monday afternoon after individuals in civilian clothes reportedly opened fire on protesters. The shots were fired from the Uttara East cop shoppe. In response, hundreds of enraged people surrounded the cop shoppe and set it on fire.

Sources at different hospitals confirmed at least 78 deaths in the capital.

In Habiganj, at least six people were killed and over 100 injured in a clash between protesters and police. The dear departed were identified as Hasan Mia, 12, Ashraful, 17, Nayan, 18, Tofazzal, 18, Mojakkir, 40, and Sadiqur, 30.

In Jessore, at least eight people were burned to death and 84 others were maimed after unidentified arsonists set fire to a residential hotel.

The hotel was owned by Shahin Chakladar, general secretary of the Jessore district AL.

In Khulna, three people, including Koyra Upazila Gay Pareehad Chairman and Upazila Awami League President GM Mohsin Reza, were beaten to death by a mob.

The other two deceased were identified as Reza's driver, Alamgir, and his personal assistant, Mofizul Islam.

In Barisal, three people were burned to death after agitators set fire to former mayor and City AL President Serniabat Sadik Abdullah on Monday.

Arichur Huq, OC of Kotwali cop shoppe, confirmed the matter.

In Tangail, two people were killed in Sadar Upazila while another person died in a police firing in Dhanbari Upazila on Monday.

At least, 40 others were maimed in the district.

Elsewhere in Lakshmipur, at least 11 people were killed in festivities on Monday. Hospital sources said another 35 were bearing bullet wounds.

Of them, a total of seven bodies were recovered in front of former Jubo League
... the youth wing of the Bangla Awami League...
leader and Sadar upazila Chairman AKM Salah Uddin Tipu's house in the district's Tamiz Market area.

In Kushtia, six people, including a 13-year-old, were killed.

Another three people were killed in Satkhira.

Meanwhile,
...back at the hoedown, the fiddler suddenly struck a sour note. The dancing stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Bob...
at least six people were shot when Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men opened fire on miscreants who had obstructed two BGB vehicles in Sreepur of Gazipur.

There were at least 80 BGB men inside the vehicles.

The incident took place around 12 noon on Monday.

Ex Barisal mayor's house set on fire, 3 bodies recovered

[Dhaka Tribune] Former mayor of Barisal City Corporation Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah's residence was set on fire by miscreants in Barisal on Saturday.

Later, the fire service recovered three bodies from the house.

Much of the two-storey building was burnt. Sadiq Abdullah was not at home at the time.

Md Belal Uddin, assistant director of Barisal Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed.

He said: "On information, we went to Sadiq Abdullah's house around 8:30pm. We recovered three bodies from there. The bodies were handed over to Sher-E-Bangla Medical College for an appointment with Dr. Quincy. Their identities could not be ascertained as they were burnt."

As the news of the loathesome Sheikh Hasina
...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated...
's resignation spread, students and common people in Barisal erupted into the streets and started celebrating the victory.

Then there were incidents of attack, vandalism, looting and arson in the houses and various establishments of Awami League leaders.
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