Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 50 people, including several journalists, were injured after repeated clashes broke out between law enforcement personnel and Inqilab Mancha activists in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area, where police resorted to baton charges, tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse protesters, local media reported on Saturday.This comes as the journalists have been under constant threat after the interim government took over in Bangladesh. The attacks on media professionals have been…
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Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) Large scale protests demanding the immediate implementation of the 9th National Pay Scale were held near Jamuna, the official residence of Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, on Friday, local media reported. Law enforcement personnel placed barricades, used water cannon and sound grenades to disperse the protesters as tensions flared up near Jamuna. Protesters shouted slogans in favour of their demands during the demonstration, the United News of Bangladesh (UNB) repor…