Dhaka. Thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday, as the Bangladesh authorities cut some mobile internet services to quell anti-quota protests that have killed at least 10 people this week.<\/p>\n
The nationwide protests are the biggest since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was re-elected to a fourth term in office, and are fuelled by high unemployment among the youth, with nearly a fifth of the 170 million population out of work or education.<\/p>\n
Four people died in clashes with police in Dhaka on Thursday, the Daily Star newspaper said citing Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of a city hospital. Hundreds more have been injured.<\/p>\n
Law Minister Anisul Huq said the government was willing to talk to the protesters, who want the state to stop setting aside 30% of government jobs for the families of those who fought in the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Hasina, the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh to independence, has so far refused the protesters’ demands. – Reuters <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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