In pics | Bangladesh on boil as protestors demand PM Hasina's resignationFresh clashes erupted erupted protestors and government supporters in Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving at least 91 dead and injuring hundreds others. The protestors are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The demonstrations began in July over job quotas in civil services, which claimed the lives of over 200 people and have continued since then. The protests, spread across the country have forced the authorities to cut off mobile internet services and impose a nationwide curfew.
Objects set on fire burn as demonstartors with sticks occupy the street during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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Smoke rises from a fire that was set on the street during a protest by students demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Demonstrators check a commuter during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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Protesters march on the street demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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A pedestrian crosses a road near smoking objects during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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Demonstrators stop an ambulance to check whether there are any patients inside before allowing it to leave during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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Demonstrators shout slogans after they have occupied a street during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.
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A demonstrator runs next to a vandalised police box during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024.