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Bangladesh demonstrations descend into violence, dozens killed

NEW DELHI — Bangladesh announced a nationwide curfew on Friday evening after clashes between police and various student groups killed dozens of people amid a violent backlash to a new policy to reserve a portion of government jobs for descendants of the nation’s freedom fighters. In the capital, Dhaka, protesters attacked the state television headquarters …

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