Police in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, used live ammunition to confront escalating demonstrations that have been sweeping the city for several days, in light of continuing tensions related to the quota system in government jobs.

The protests that began several weeks ago were recently exacerbated by confrontations between demonstrators and security forces, especially on the Dhaka University campus, after security intervention led to the injury of one of the demonstrators.

In a related context, the Narsingdi area witnessed dramatic events after demonstrators stormed a prison and released hundreds of prisoners.

Battles between demonstrators and police resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people, while about 300 police officers were injured.
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