Violence on July 18 in 47 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts killed 27 and injured 1,500.
DHAKA - The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a curfew across the country and deploy the army, BBC Bangla reported on July 19, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary, amidAn official decision regarding the curfew would be issued soon, the Prime Minister’s press secretary, Mr Nayeemul Islam Khan, told BBC Bangla.
Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo reported train services had been suspended nationwide as protesters blocked roads and threw bricks at security officials.The total number of those dead from the protests reached 105 on July 19 night, AFP separately reported, citing hospitals. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports, and police have not issued a casualty toll.
Some analysts say the violence is now also being driven by wider economic woes, such as high inflation and shrinking reserves of foreign exchange. Neighbour India said the unrest was an internal matter of Bangladesh and that all 15,000 Indians in that country were safe. Indians studying in Bangladesh were returning by road.
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