BANGLADESH: 4 KILLED AND DOZENS OF INJURED IN ANTI-MODI PROTESTS

Fri 26 March 2021:

At least four people were killed and dozens were injured when activists of a non-political Islamic group clashed with police in Bangladesh’s largest port city on Friday afternoon, according to local police.

Several hundreds of Hefazat-e-Islam activists gathered after Friday prayers in Chittagong to protest the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The police, on the other hand, erected barricades and blocked the roads, infuriating the activists.

The protesters attempted to dismantle the barricades, which sparked the clash. To disperse the demonstrators, police used tear gas shells and live bullets, as well as beating them with batons, according to eyewitnesses.

Go back Modi Go back!

First time in the history, any Indian PM has faced such outrage on his visit to Bangladesh. The protests are against Modi Govt’s treatment to Indian Muslims, Kashmiris. 4 protesters have been killed, many injured. May peace prevail! pic.twitter.com/ktD4UiaLvV

— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) March 26, 2021

Shocking scenes of Bangladeshi police firing at anti-Modi protest at Baitul Mukarram mosque in #Dhaka.

Armed Awami goons backed by police also joined in attacking Muslim worshippers.#Bangladesh #ModiInBangladesh #ModiNotWelcome #India pic.twitter.com/pj8rVb02fp

— Rafi Ansari🇮🇳 (@AnsariRafi2023) March 26, 2021

Bangladeshi Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd gathered outside a Police Station in Chittagong to protest against Modi’s Visit to Bangladesh on it’s Independence Day to show solidarity with people of Indian Occupied #Kashmir.

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— MNA (@Engr_Naveed111) March 26, 2021

Demonstrators protesting against Indian PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh clashed with the police. At least four people were shot dead pic.twitter.com/KbVWqIgX7M

— TRT World (@trtworld) March 26, 2021

“Four are dead and their bodies have been taken to the morgue for autopsy,” Alauddin Talukder, assistant sub-inspector of the Chittagong Medical College Police Outpost, told Anadolu Agency.

Modi landed in Dhaka on Friday morning along with his entourage members on a two-day visit to join Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and the 100th birth anniversary of its founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Earlier, in Dhaka, dozens of people were wounded, including three journalists, when police used tear gas shells to disperse demonstrators who were planning to march on a major road against the visit of India’s prime minister.

After the weekly Friday prayers, the protesters planned to begin a rally from the northern gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dhaka. However, the police refused to let them allow. The area quickly became a battleground as some people pelted the police with stones, prompting them to retaliate with tear gas shelling.

Hundreds of plainclothes men carrying sticks targeted the protesters as well. Police were also seen sitting in riot shielded vehicles firing on the demonstrators.

Protesters set fire to many vehicles, including a motorcycle. After nearly two hours, the police were able to get the situation under control.