Nearly 100 killed as fresh antigovernment protests turn violent in Bangladesh

Nearly 100 people were killed in antigovernment protests in Bangladesh on Sunday, according to local media reports.

The Associated Press (AP) reported that one of the country’s top newspapers, Prothom Alo, reported that at least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in the new wave of antigovernment protests, while Channel 24 said there were at least 85 people killed.

A curfew has been put in place starting Sunday evening indefinitely in the capital, Dhaka, and other areas, the news service reported.