Bangladesh protesters set state TV HQ ablaze as toll mounts, internet cut ...Kuwait

Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on Thursday as protests against civil service hiring rules escalated, with the death toll mounting to at least 39 and authorities imposing what one monitor called a "near-total" internet blackout.Police fired rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters, who fought back and chased retreating officers to the headquarters of Bangladesh Television (BTV) in the capital Dhaka.Demonstrators set ablaze the broadcaster's reception building and dozens of vehicles parked outside. A station executive later told AFP that staff had safely evacuated the building.A day earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave a national add

Hence then, the article about bangladesh protesters set state tv hq ablaze as toll mounts internet cut was published today ( Friday 19/07/2024 - 03:29 AM ) and is available on The New Arab ( Kuwait ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Bangladesh protesters set state TV HQ ablaze as toll mounts, internet cut )

Also on site :

• Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight against an Iranian ally threatening crude’s other chokepoint
• 1985 Reba McEntire Hit Song, About a Woman’s Emotional Affair, Remains the Only Single She Ever Wrote by Herself
• Netflix Denies Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Assassination in Controversial Post