Bangladesh: 4 die as Sheikh Hasina supporters clash with cops

Bangladesh Army personnel patrol a avenue after clashes in Gopalganj on Wednesday

DHAKA: Four folks have been killed in a clash between supporters of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and safety personnel in Bangladesh’s Gopalganj Wednesday, prompting the interim govt in Dhaka to impose a curfew within the metropolis – the birthplace Hasina’s father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Violence broke out following a rally of National Citizen Party, which had performed a key function within the ouster of the Hasina authorities final 12 months. Senior members of NCP needed to flee the scene in an armoured personnel provider of military and took refuge on the police superintendent’s workplace. They later left Gopalganj within the automobile, witnesses and sources mentioned. Yunus: Violence throughout rally shameful violation of rights The deceased have been recognized as Dipto Saha, Ramazan Kazi, and Sohel Molla and Emon. All had bullet wounds. Nine folks have been hospitalised. “The use of violence today in Gopalganj is utterly indefensible. Preventing young citizens from peacefully holding a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of their revolutionary movement is a shameful violation of their fundamental rights,” a press release by Muhammad Yunus’s workplace learn.Reports mentioned the protesters, outfitted with sticks and brickbats, clashed with police and safety forces. Protesters vandalised the autos of police and launched an assault on the NCP convoy, prompting forces to fireplace gunshots.