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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’

Protesters clash with guards in the street
Protesters clash with guards and police as violence erupts across Bangladesh after anti-quota protests by students in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Hasan still has the metal pellets Bangladesh police fired at him lodged deep in his bones. Fearful he will join the growing ranks of those thrown behind bars by the state for participating in protests that have swept Bangladesh this month, Hasan has been in hiding for a week and described his state as one of “constant panic and trauma”.

“Whenever I hear the sound of a car or a motorbike, I think it might be the police coming for me,” he said.

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