Dhaka: Soldiers were patrolling Bangla- deshi cities on Saturday to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstra- tions, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew.
This week’s violence has killed at least 123 people so far, according to a count of vic- tims reported by police and hospitals, and poses a monumental challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic gov- ernment after15 years in office.
A government curfew went into effect at midnight and the premier’s office asked the military to deploy troops after police again failed to subdue widespread mayhem. “The army has been deployed nationwide to control the law