One police officer was killed and over 100 people injured during an opposition party protest in Bangladesh. Supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gathered in Dhaka, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a free and fair vote under a caretaker government. Clashes erupted as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The BNP has been calling for Hasina's resignation to allow elections scheduled in January to be held under a neutral caretaker government.
Prelude to the Best Sommelier of Canada Contest | SaltWireDHAKA - One police officer was killed in Bangladesh on Saturday and over 100 people injured during an opposition party protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and calling for a free and fair vote under a caretaker government.
Security was tightened in the city in recent days as thousands of people arrived to attend the rally. Hundreds of opposition party activists have been arrested, BNP leaders said. "Today's rally continued for hours in a perfectly disciplined and peaceful manner until all of a sudden the lobbing of tear gas shells started," senior BNP leader Abdul Moyeen Khan told Reuters.
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