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Added on the 20/07/2024 08:25:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Traffic and pedestrians on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. IMAGES
A nationwide strike call by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the deadly violence on Saturday disrupts normal life in parts of the capital Dhaka. Many markets remain shuttered in the capital city and public transport is running thin in the bustling city following fresh incidents of arson, with riot police on high alert for signs of further violence. At least two people were killed on Saturday during the street demonstration by opposition parties to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow an interim government to oversee elections due by the end of January. IMAGES
Israeli police officers and military secure the site where three people where killed in what police described as a shooting attack near the Allenby Crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan. The deadly shooting at the Allenby Bridge Crossing, also known as King Hussein Crossing, comes amid surging violence in the West Bank, with major Israeli military raids and attacks by Palestinians. IMAGES
Hundreds of Bangladeshi students gather in the capital Dhaka at the site of a planned demonstration by supporters of the ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. Some wielded bamboo rods, vowing to quash any show of strength by Hasina supporters. IMAGES
People gather outside the airport in Dhaka to welcome Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who has returned to Bangladesh to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
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