Dozens have been killed in Bangladesh following student protests. “We have five bodies here. They were killed today,” said Bacchu Mia of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
There have been around a hundred victims since the beginning of the riots.
And a group of youths stormed the prison in the central district of Narsingdi, freeing "hundreds" of inmates before setting fire to the building.
A local resident reported seeing at least 20 men leaving the prison with their belongings contained in bags.
Since 1 July, Bangladesh has been shaken by a student protest movement calling for a reform of hiring in the public administration, against the backdrop of a serious employment crisis among graduates in this country of 170 million inhabitants. Students accuse the current quota system of favoring people close to the government.
(Unioneonline/ss)
