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Bangladesh death toll rises to 18 in nationwide anti-quota protests

Thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday as the Bangladesh authorities cut some mobile internet services to quell anti-quota protests that have killed at least 18 people till this week.

The quota stir in Bangladesh, began on July 1 following the High Court's reinstatement of the freedom fighters' quota, reserving one-third of civil service posts for their descendants, has escalated into violent clashes. thousands were reported injured
Thousands of students, armed with sticks and rocks, have faced off against armed police in cities across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Chattogram, Rangpur, and Cumilla.

With the situation rapidly deteriorating, in the capital city of Dhaka at least six people died in clashes with police on Thursday, taking the overall toll to 18, according to a Daily Star report.

On Thursday evening, two people were killed and 50 others injured in clashes in the Bahaddarhat area of Chattogram, according to a local report

The protesting students, who on Wednesday, called for a "complete shutdown" of Dhaka, and rejected government's talks offer, amid the raging protests.

A 17-year student of the Dhaka Residential Model College was killed during a clash with the police and the Awami League members in the capital's Dhanmondi on Thursday afternoon. There were pellet wounds in his body, local media reports

In the face of escalating violent protests, the education ministry announced the closure of educational institutions at the secondary and higher secondary levels across the country until further notice on Tuesday.