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The protestors were seen holding placards against alleged action by security forces on student protesters during street demonstrations in Bangladesh in the last few days and raising slogans in solidarity with the agitators across the border read more
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A scuffle broke out between police officials and members of the All India Democratic Students' Organisation (ADISO) as they tried to move towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. PTI
The violent uprising triggered by student protests in Bangladesh has sent ripples in neighbouring India after student unions and human rights organisations held a demonstration in Kolkata Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Friday in solidarity with protestors in Dhaka.
The protestors were seen holding placards against alleged action by security forces on student protesters during street demonstrations in Bangladesh in the last few days and raising slogans in solidarity with the agitators across the border.
#WATCH | West Bengal: AIDSO students union in Kolkata stage a protest amid the ongoing anti-quota protests in Bangladesh.
They were detained by the Police. pic.twitter.com/mBvnXjvV23
A scuffle broke out between police officials and members of the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (ADISO) as they tried to move towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. Several demonstrators have also been arrested.
What’s the situation in Bangladesh?
Meanwhile, the death toll from the violent protests in Dhaka has risen to 50.
The police have banned all public rallies in the national capital in the wake of the protests.
Dhaka’s police force took the drastic step of banning all public gatherings for the day – a first since protests began – in an effort to forestall another day of violence.
“We’ve banned all rallies, processions and public gatherings in Dhaka today,” police chief Habibur Rahman told AFP, adding the move was necessary to ensure “public safety”.
Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters and banned all gatherings in the capital on Friday, as internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.
The protests, which began weeks ago but escalated sharply on Monday, represent the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she won a fourth consecutive term in office after elections in January. Main opposition groups boycotted those polls.
With inputs from agencies
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