00:00At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday after clashes broke out between
00:06police and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The clashes were triggered after
00:12members of Hasina's Awami League attempted to foil a rally by the National Citizens Party
00:17made up of many students who spearheaded the uprising last year. 17 others sustained various
00:24injuries, including bullet wounds. Gopalganja authorities imposed a curfew in the district
00:29following the violence. Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, termed the attempt to foil
00:34the NCP rally a shameful violation of their fundamental rights. This heinous act will not
00:40go unpunished, a statement from his office said. The NCP was scheduled to hold the rally as part of
00:45their countrywide July-March program to commemorate the uprising anniversary. Gopalganja is a stronghold
00:52of the Awami League, as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, hailed from this
00:57district, and Hasina also contested elections from this constituency.
01:01Thank you very much.
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