Four killed as police in Bangladesh conflict with protesters throughout Modi’s go to

Four folks have been killed after police fired at protesters who they stated attacked a police station in Chittagong on Friday throughout an indication towards a go to to the nation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dozens have been additionally harm within the capital Dhaka the place police used rubber bullets and teargas in clashes with violent protesters, witnesses stated.
In Chittagong, hundreds of supporters of an Islamist group that accuses Modi of alienating minority Muslims in India streamed out of mosques after prayers to register their protest towards his go to, police official Rafiqul Islam stated.

“We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them as they entered a police station and carried out extensive vandalism,” he instructed Reuters, referring to protesters.
Protesters reveal in Dhaka on Friday towards the go to of PM Narendra Modi. (AP)
He made no point out of police utilizing reside rounds. Another police official, Mohammad Alauddin, stated a Chittagong hospital had obtained eight folks with gunshot wounds, including, “Among them, four succumbed to their injuries.” He recognized the lifeless as three college students and a tailor.
Modi landed in Dhaka on Friday for a two-day go to to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. After being obtained by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Modi met opposition and authorities leaders.
Hundreds of protesters then clashed with police close to a big mosque in Dhaka, witness Jahangir Alam stated. He added that dozens have been harm when police fired rubber bullets and teargas after protesters pelted them with stones and set ablaze bikes.

Social media community Facebook and its Messenger app, which are sometimes used to organise protests within the nation, gave the impression to be down in some elements of Bangladesh. An official from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission declined to remark. A Facebook consultant didn’t instantly reply to questions from Reuters.