The death toll from student protests against the quota system in Bangladesh reached 16 on Thursday, July 18, according to AFP. This information is based on figures provided by local hospitals. “Four people were brought here dead (…) they all have rubber bullet wounds,” said Mahfuz Ara Begum, an official at Kuwait Moitri Hospital.
Three more deaths were reported Thursday by other hospitals, bringing the total to 16, while the previous report put the number of victims at nine. The protests, which express the students’ discontent with the quota system, have taken a tragic turn, sparking strong emotions and calls for peace.
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