• Bangladeshi students march along a a street during a student protest in Dhaka, following the deaths of two college students in a road accident . Parts of the Bangladeshi capital ground to a halt for the seventh day running on August 4, as thousands of students staged protests calling for improvements to road safety after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    Bangladeshi students march along a a street during a student protest in Dhaka, following the deaths of two college students in a road accident . Parts of the Bangladeshi capital ground to a halt for the seventh day running on August 4, as thousands of students staged protests calling for improvements to road safety after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • A Bangladeshi student holds a national flag and animates people to join the 'Safe roads movement' during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A Bangladeshi student holds a national flag and animates people to join the 'Safe roads movement' during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi policeman on duty stand at a roadside in the Shahbag area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A Bangladeshi policeman on duty stand at a roadside in the Shahbag area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi student wave Bangladesh's national flag as they block a road during a student protest in Dhaka. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    A Bangladeshi student wave Bangladesh's national flag as they block a road during a student protest in Dhaka. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • Students take position on a street to control motorists during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    Students take position on a street to control motorists during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi student shout slogans while blocking a road with others during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A Bangladeshi student shout slogans while blocking a road with others during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • Bangladeshi students shout slogans as they block a road during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP Photo / A. M. Ahad
    Bangladeshi students shout slogans as they block a road during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP Photo / A. M. Ahad
  • Bangladeshi students block a road during a student protest in Dhaka. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    Bangladeshi students block a road during a student protest in Dhaka. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • A boy holds a placard while joining a protest of hundreds of Bangladeshi students during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A boy holds a placard while joining a protest of hundreds of Bangladeshi students during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • Bangladeshi student shout slogans to join their 'Safe roads movement' during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    Bangladeshi student shout slogans to join their 'Safe roads movement' during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • Hundreds of Bangladeshi students shout slogan and block roads during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    Hundreds of Bangladeshi students shout slogan and block roads during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • Protesting students block a car to check the vehicle's registration and the driver's license during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    Protesting students block a car to check the vehicle's registration and the driver's license during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi motorcyclist holds his driving license and registration papers in his mouth as protesting students check vehicle registrations and drivers licenses during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A Bangladeshi motorcyclist holds his driving license and registration papers in his mouth as protesting students check vehicle registrations and drivers licenses during a rally demanding safe roads on the seventh consecutive day of protests, in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi traffic policeman on duty has an umbrella in his hand against the sunshine as he directs traffic in the Shahbag area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
    A Bangladeshi traffic policeman on duty has an umbrella in his hand against the sunshine as he directs traffic in the Shahbag area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA / MONIRUL ALAM
  • A Bangladeshi student waves the national flag and shouts slogans as they block a road during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP Photo / A. M. Ahad
    A Bangladeshi student waves the national flag and shouts slogans as they block a road during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP Photo / A. M. Ahad

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Bangladesh student protests turn violent

Students in Bagladesh have brought parts of the capital Dhaka to a standstill with a protest against poor road safety

The National

August 05, 2018

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