The Bangladeshi government has deployed the army against student protesters, and imposed shoot-on-sight curfew orders.
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| “More than 160 people killed” in the Bangladeshi Student Protests – HRW. Photo: @hrw |
It also shut down mobile data and internet services, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday 23 July, 2024.
These moves by the government are coming following violent protests against excesses by security forces to subdue peaceful student protest campaign.
According to hrw.org:
With more than 160 people killed, foreign governments should immediately call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her administration to end the use of excessive force against protesters and hold troops to account for human rights abuses.
Deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, Meenakshi Ganguly, said: “Bangladesh has been troubled for a long time due to unfettered security force abuses against anyone who opposes the Sheikh Hasina government, and we are witnessing that same playbook again, this time to attack unarmed student protesters.
“Now is the time for influential governments to press Sheikh Hasina to stop her forces from brutalizing students and other protesters.”
