Bangladesh police given ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders amid national curfew
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Deepa Parent from World news | The Guardian on (#6PBWF)
Citizens confined to homes with no internet access as student-led protests lead to deadly clashes with authorities
Police in Bangladesh have been granted shoot-on-sight" orders and a nationwide curfew has been imposed as student-led protests continue to roil the country, leaving more than 100 people dead.
The curfew, imposed at midnight on Friday, was expected to last until Sunday morning as police tried to bring the swiftly deteriorating security situation under control, with military personnel patrolling the streets of the capital.
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