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Internet Restored in Bangladesh After Deadly Student Protests as Demands for Accountability Mount

HeadlineJul 29, 2024

In Bangladesh, authorities restored communications over the weekend after an 11-day blackout in response to student protests against government job quotas. The protests were met with a violent crackdown, with over 200 killed. But some students say they will resume demonstrations despite the rollback of the contested quotas, until leaders of the protest movement are freed. Local media say police arrested at least 9,000 protesters. People are also demanding accountability for those who were killed.

Shahida Begum: “My nephew was an innocent kid. Why did they kill him in such a brutal way? He was only a high school student.”

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