Protests in Bangladesh have intensified into violent confrontations, claiming the lives of at least 32 individuals and leaving over 2,500 injured. The unrest began over demands to reform civil service hiring rules but has grown into wider dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government.
On Thursday, demonstrators set fire to state-run Bangladesh Television Bhaban’s headquarters in the Rampura area in Dhaka after overwhelming riot police who had fired at them with rubber bullets. The government has closed schools and universities indefinitely in an attempt to control the situation.
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