Bangladesh govt disables mobile internet after alleged rape/murdered protesters

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/bangladesh-officials-restrict-internet-student-protests-180805071428323.html

by uncletammy • 8 years ago

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uncletammy2• 8 years ago

Violent protests are ongoing. There is a protester running a live Reddit thread who claims to be in danger for his life: https://www.reddit.com/live/11e4mknpbhjqr/

Also see https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/94ivyd/school_st...

None of the major US news outlets seems to be covering this story. It's incredibly brutal.

konschubert• 8 years ago

What's the source for the rapes/murders? Is this confirmed?

uncletammy2• 8 years ago

What's the source for the rapes/murders?

Only the multiple accountings from people inside the country. There are graphic photos and videos being collected and shared inside a google drive (link included in the Reddit thread) that claim to substantiate claims.

Is this confirmed?

This has been publicly denied by govt. I updated the title to reflect that no mainstream news source has confirmed this . The photos, videos, and first hand accounting strongly suggest that it's true. It's worth noting that a media blackout has been issued and mobile internet access has been turned off.

EDIT: The rape accusation seems to now be confirmed by a news source inside the country ( http://www.banglatribune.com/others/news/350887 ). I don't know Bangala but the word করা is referenced in the article in an appropriate context and Google Translate shows the word in it's Bangala translation for rape.

vincnetas2• 8 years ago

BBC has this on the situation:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45069935

vincnetas2• 8 years ago

Background of the protests:

The untimely death of at least two students in a reckless bus accident on July 29, 2018 and the intolerable remarks regarding road safety that followed from the shipping minister Shajahan Khan led to a massive and unprecedented student protest. Notably, Bangladesh has one of the worst road safety numbers as there is virtually no implementation of traffic laws and widespread corruption by the traffic police.

On July 30th, students took to the streets and stopped the roads near Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, with banners and placards that cried for better road safety, better enforcement of traffic and vehicle laws, proper punishment of the driver who caused the accident and better treatment of the victims’ families by the authorities. Ever since that day, the protest has spread out to all parts of Dhaka and beyond, with students showcasing the quintessential definition of young spirit in its full glory. These students have no political affiliation and don’t have a leader. They collectivized out of sheer determination to bring very necessary change . Whether it be through stopping vehicles on the street to check the license of drivers and paperwork of vehicles, creating separate lanes on the roads for different kinds of vehicles or making a policeman fine himself because he didn’t have the proper license, they have done more than Bangladesh police and law enforcement agencies have managed to do in years.

Bangladesh govt disables mobile internet after alleged rape/murdered protesters

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