State TV set ablaze, death toll rises as student protests roil Bangladesh
Protesters set the headquarters of Bangladesh’s main state broadcaster ablaze on Thursday after riot police retreated there after firing rubber bullets. The fire comes as the death toll rose to at least 32 in clashes between police and student protesters demanding civil service hiring reforms.
Protesters set the headquarters of Bangladesh’s main state broadcaster ablaze on Thursday after riot police retreated there after firing rubber bullets. The fire comes as the death toll rose to at least 32 in clashes between police and student protesters demanding civil service hiring reforms.