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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kiran Stacey in London and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Videos reveal new incidents of deadly brutality by Bangladesh police

Anti-government protesters storming Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on 5 August 2024.
Anti-government protesters storming Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on 5 August 2024. Photograph: KM Asad/AFP/Getty Images

Bangladeshi police killed or injured at least 20 unarmed protesters in two previously undocumented incidents during the demonstrations that engulfed the country last year, according to newly examined video footage.

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), a rights group that documents alleged abuses, has analysed video footage of two incidents in Dhaka on 5 August – the day that Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country – and found evidence that officers deliberately targeted peaceful civilians.

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