Five Dead As 100,000 Opposition Supporters Rally In Bangladesh

Police said the protesters died after officers and border guards opened fire in three towns as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist allies rioted across the country.
By Diane Sweet — October 26, 2013

Five dead as 100,000 opposition supporters rally in Bangladesh (via AFP)

Five demonstrators were killed across Bangladesh and more than 100,000 opposition activists rallied in the capital Dhaka on Friday to demand that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and order polls under a caretaker government. Police said the protesters…

 

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