Clashes broke out between police and protesters at Sylhet city’s Court Point area on Sunday afternoon, leaving a number of people injured including one with a bullet. Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse the protesters, triggering the clash aroud12 pm. At one stage, the protesters left the main road and took position in the adjacent lanes ...
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Police fire tear shells, sound grenades to disperse protestors in Sylhet
Police fired sound grenades, rubber bullets and tear shells to disperse protesters during a clash in Sylhet on Saturday. No casualties, however, were reported so far. Witnesses said protesting students gathered in front of the Shaheed Minar in Chawhatta area of the city at 12pm as part of the scheduled programme announced by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. They blocked the ...
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Read More »Teen girl ‘commits suicide’ in Moulvibazar
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