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New protests over writer's death in Bangladesh jail

February 27, 2021 / 10:21 PM
Sharjah 24 – AFP: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday shrugged off criticism of her government's rights record as hundreds marched in a second day of protests over the death of a prominent writer in prison.
Demonstrators marched at Dhaka University chanting slogans condemning the government's treatment of dissident Mushtaq Ahmed as well as other journalists and activists.

Another protest was staged at the National Press Club, while dozens of people carried a symbolic coffin to Hasina's office demanding the scrapping of the Digital Security Act (DSA) under which Ahmed was detained last May.

The protests followed clashes between police and security forces in the capital on Friday night.

Police said six people were arrested while activists said at least 30 were injured.
 
February 27, 2021 / 10:21 PM

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