Sun. Sep 8th, 2024

NNA -nbsp;A Bangladeshi student organisation behind recent protests against government employment quotas said Monday it was halting demonstrations for 48 hours.

quot;We are suspending the shutdown protests for 48 hours,quot; Nahid Islam, the top leader of main protest organiser Students Against Discrimination, told AFP from his hospital bed.

quot;We demand that during this period the government withdraws the curfew, restores the internet and stops targeting the studentnbsp;protesters.quot; — AFP

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