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At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday (July 16) after clashes broke out between police and supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said.

The clashes were triggered after members of Hasina's Awami League attempted to foil a rally by the National Citizens Party (NCP), made up of many students who spearheaded the uprising last year.

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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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