Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll

Bangladeshi military forces soldiers on armoured vehicle patrol in Dhaka on July 22, 2024. -AP

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended protests on Monday (July 22) for 48 hours, with its leader saying they had not wanted reform "at the expense of so much blood".

What began as demonstrations against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure.