How peaceful Bangladesh quota protests morphed into nationwide unrest
Briefly

For three days, Ahsan Habib, a private university student, protested in Dhaka against police and ruling party assaults on common people like him, blending student demands with nationwide unrest.
Student leaders persist in protests despite Supreme Court scrapping most quotas for government jobs based on merit, demanding the release of jailed protesters and resignations of responsible officials.
Medics and journalists' networks compiled death toll (at least 127-146) from violent government crackdown in Bangladesh, revealing majority casualties as students or ordinary people against police and ruling party supporters.
Student protester Habib described facing assaults from both police and ruling party supporters in Dhaka, highlighting the intense confrontations and use of firearm-like equipment against protesters.
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