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Bangladesh Police Forcefully Detain Nahid Islam, Student Protest Leaders From Hospital

Jul 27, 2024, 10:10 AM

Bangladesh police have forcefully taken three student protest leaders, including Nahid Islam, from a Dhaka hospital to an unknown location, according to hospital staff. The authorities claim the students were taken into custody for their own safety after their protests against civil service job quotas led to days of deadly nationwide unrest. The student leaders belong to the Students Against Discrimination group. The government has blamed the protests for the recent violence and unrest in the country. The students were removed by plainclothes detectives.