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Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital
3 years agoPolice moves towards Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) activists (top) blocking a highway entering Bangladesh's capital protesting to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a general election under a neutral caretaker government, in Dhaka on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday in the latest protest demanding the prime minister's resignation.