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Death toll in Bangladesh anti-government protests rises to at least 300

A rickshaw puller rides in the smoke caused by a burning shopping centre that was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 4, 2024. © Rajib Dhar, AP

A mass protest Sunday in Bangladesh against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left more than 90 people dead as demonstrators clashed with government supporters. At least 300 people have died since protests started in early July over a government job-quota scheme, which has since been scaled back by the country’s Supreme Court.

The overall death toll from clashes in Bangladesh has risen to at least 300 people, after 94 died Sunday in the deadliest day in weeks of anti-government demonstrations, according to an AFP tally. 

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