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Bangladesh Internet in ‘Total Shutdown’ Amid Student Protests and Dozens of Deaths: ‘Things Are Really Turning Bad’
The internet has been shut down and mobile services severely disrupted in Bangladesh amid student protests that began earlier this week.
But, equally, it is not clear whether the government is attempting to silence critics and prevent organization of anti-regime protests or whether the outages are a consequence of ongoing violence and attacks on infrastructure. A BTV news producer, speaking anonymously to AP, described escaping over a wall as attackers breached the main gate and set furniture ablaze. Hasina’s government had previously halted the quotas following 2018 protests, but a recent High Court decision reinstated them, sparking the current demonstrations.
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