Police and government supporters clashed with student activists trying to shut down transportation across Bangladesh as part of days-long protests over the allocation of government jobs, and media reports said 19 people died in the violence. The new casualties on Thursday would bring the overall toll to 25 dead since Monday when violence erupted at the prestigious Dhaka University in the capital.
Violence pitting protesters against pro-government student groups and police soon spread to other cities. Six people had been reported killed on Tuesday, and hundreds more have been injured. Authorities did not immediately confirm figures for the deaths.