Over 1k killed during anti-govt protests in Bangladesh

Over 1,000 people have been killed during the protests against the Sheikh Hasina-led government in Bangladesh, while more than 400 were blinded by police fire, with some of them losing sight in one or both eyes, a top adviser of the interim government said on Thursday, August 29.

Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum disclosed this during a



visit to the Central Police Hospital in the capital’s Rajarbagh, where she interacted with the police personnel injured in clashes and spoke to those at the surgical department to ask about their condition.

So far, 1,000 people have been killed, and more than 400 students and members of the general public have lost their sight.