Bangladesh shuts offices for 2 days, imposes curfew to curb deadly protests

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, on Saturday, and the government ordered all offices and institutions to stay closed for two days after at least 114 people were killed this week during student-led protests against government job quotas. At least four people died, according to hospital data, during sporadic clashes on Saturday in some areas of Dhaka, which has been the center of the protests, and where security forces set up roadblocks to enforce a curfew.