2021.03.27 22:54 GMT+8

Bangladesh deploys border guards, 5 protesters killed

Updated 2021.03.27 22:54 GMT+8
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Bangladesh has deployed border guards to help maintain order after violent protests by hardline Islamists against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Security forces killed five protesters and scores of people were injured. The protests began on Friday at the main mosque in the capital Dhaka and spread to several key districts in the South Asian nation.

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