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One killed as Bangladesh police fire at opposition rally
CGTN

At least one person was killed on Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of opposition supporters, police said.

Tension has been building this week after the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called a massive rally for Saturday in an effort to force Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

Opposition spokesperson Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie said police fired at around 5,000 opposition supporters who gathered outside the BNP main office in central Dhaka on Wednesday.

Source(s): AFP

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