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Students, other Muslims protect temples, churches amid Bangladesh unrest

People stand guard in front of a police station that was vandalised in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 6 [Fatima Tuj Johora/AP Photo]

Student leaders in Bangladesh have asked supporters to guard Hindu temples and churches as diplomats and rights groups expressed concerns over reports of attacks on minority groups after the prime minister resigned amid a national uprising.

There was euphoria – but also looting and the ransacking of national monuments and government buildings – after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday following weeks of deadly demonstrations against her government.

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