Opposition BNP and its allies have staged a series of protests demanding that Sheikh Hasina step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee elections due in January
Clashes erupted in several locations when police moved in to clear thousands of people who gathered in the morning to block traffic on key arterials around Dhaka. Photo: AFP
Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka in the latest protest demanding the prime minister's resignation. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies have staged a series of protests since last year demanding Sheikh Hasina step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee elections due next January.
Clashes erupted in several locations on Saturday when police moved in to clear thousands of people who gathered in the morning to block traffic on key arterials around the city. "Some officers were injured," Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruq Ahmed told AFP news agency."We fired tear gas and rubber bullets."AFP journalists at one protest site in Dholaikhal, an old neighbourhood now a hub for automotive repair shops, witnessed protesters retaliate by throwing rocks at riot police and their vehicles.
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