Bangladesh to impose curfew across nation, deploy army to tackle protests: Reports

Efforts are being made to tackle student-led protests against government job quotas in the country.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the police work to control the protesters in front of the state-owned Bangladesh Television as violence erupts across the country after anti-quota protests by students, in Dhaka.

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The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a curfew across the country and deploy the army to tackle student-led protests against government job quotas, BBC Bangla reported on Friday, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary.