91 killed in Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina supporters, protesters clash
Bangladesh is on edge once again as at least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of the country.
The clashes broke out when protesters attending the non-cooperation programme under the banner of Students Against Discrimination with the one-point demand of the government's resignation faced opposition from the supporters of Hasina-led Awami League.
As violence escalated, the home ministry imposed an indefinite countrywide curfew from 6 pm and blocked the use of certain social media platforms. A three-day public holiday has been announced starting Monday.
Hasina said that those engaging in «sabotage» across the country in the name of protest are not students but terrorists and asked people to suppress them with a firm hand. «I appeal to the countrymen to suppress these terrorists with a firm hand,» she said.
Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP, Islamists have intensified stir to oust Hasina through street power and capture institutions using violence.
Clashes also ensued in Dhaka when Jamaat attacked a major hospital treating hundreds of patients, sources from Bangladesh capital Dhaka informed.
Sources speaking on the condition of anonymity did not rule out the role of big powers from beyond South Asia in instigating the radicals and Islamists, with an eye on overthrowing Hasina. India is closely monitoring the developments in Bangladesh and
