Military helicopters are patrolling certain areas, and despite the military presence, people are gathering at different locations. There are noises of loud sirens; it's like a civil war situation. Some television channels operating from Bangladesh are attempting to spread propaganda in favor of Hasina's government, but without much success.
Cars set on fire on Dhaka-Narayanganj link road - Protesters torched three vehicles at Mouchak area on Dhaka-Narayanganj link road on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, local journalist Ahsan Sadiq said the army was not seen in Narayanganj town till 11am. Earlier on Friday, several places including the city corporation, PBI building were set on fire. A fire broke out in 26 buses of Sheetal Paribahan in Jhalkuri area of Narayanganj.
My assessment on the situation is that Army can only control the main urban centers with curfews. But they cannot control all of Bangladesh if 175 million people decide to defy curfews and come down to the streets. Even 10 Million youth would be pretty hard to handle.
This should be a nice lesson to those Shivsena and RSS folks who fondly talk about taking over and 'annexing' Bangladesh territory.
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1. Thousands of protesters are active in these areas from Uttara, Yatrabari, Malibagh Railgate to Rampura area, Badda, Mohammadpur — of the capital Dhaka.
2. It is reported that Mohammadpur police station has been surrounded.
3. Policemen who rent houses in private areas are being attacked searching for houses.
4. They have not faced any violence even though the army came to the field.
Source: Trusted journalists on duty in various places of Dhaka city.
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Quota agitation coordinator Nahid Islam arrested. His whereabouts have not yet been confirmed.
Although law enforcers on behalf of the family have been contacted, it is not yet known where Nahid Islam is.
Nahid Islam on Friday was at a friend's house in Khilgaon's Nandipara .
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan detained.
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan from his Banani DOHS residence on Saturday morning.
BNP Chairperson's Press Wing confirmed the news.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep concern over the incident and demanded his immediate release, said BNP chairperson's press wing official Shairul Kabir Khan.
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Malaysia based journalist Manawar Alam Nirjhar, spoke to a media journalist in Dhaka a while ago today, listen to the latest update from him in the FB link below:
All internet connections are down in the country.
Although Bangladesh has been disconnected from the internet connection for more than 45 hours, it is not sure when this service will be available again.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Mohiuddin Ahmed has said that the work of reconnecting and repairing the damaged data center and transmission line at the BTRC building in Mohakhali is underway.
Quoting the chairman, the company's public relations officer Nur A Khwaja said that work is underway to restore the internet connection to normal. So far, the work has progressed well.
Although the authorities have talked about the transmission line, mobile internet services are also closed. There is no clear word on when the internet connection will be restored.
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