Bangladesh shuts universities, colleges indefinitely but protests mount
fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government’s job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured.
Police fired teargas and rubber bullets and lobbed sound grenades at the students as they marched in processions carrying coffins in solidarity with those killed, said Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the anti-quota protests. The protests turned violent this week when thousands of anti-quota protesters clashed with members of the student wing of the ruling Awami League party across the country. Six people, including at least three students, were killed during clashes on Tuesday, police said.
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