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Another continuation,
          	
          	Naima Sultana, a 15-year-old girl, was not protesting. She was simply standing on the balcony of her rented house on Road 5 in Uttara when a bullet hit her. In Dhaka today, even one's home is not safe...
          	
          	Farhan Faiyaz, a student at Dhaka Residential Model College, a 17-year-old died with marks from rubber bullets on his face and chest. His Facebook wall poignantly reads, "Live a life so that people remember you after death." Farhan had no political agenda; he simply wanted to voice what he believed was right..."
          	
          	A prominent economist, Rashaad Shabab recently wrote in the Financial Times : 
          	
          	"The struggle playing out in Bangladesh now is a conflict between two understandings of freedom. The state's version is a controlled freedom, so fragile it relies on tear gas and shotgun shells, silencing critics through fear and violence. In contrast, there is the freedom of brave individuals like Abu Sayed, who stood tall even as a police officer took aim at him. This is the freedom for which hundreds have died and thousands of young voices refuse to be silenced."
          	
          	These stories highlight the dire situation in Bangladesh.
          	
          	Our hope is that no matter how censored Bangladesh media is at the moment, the world will take note of this barbaric bloodshed. We hope and pray that humanity will stand by the students of Bangladesh.

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Another continuation,
          
          Naima Sultana, a 15-year-old girl, was not protesting. She was simply standing on the balcony of her rented house on Road 5 in Uttara when a bullet hit her. In Dhaka today, even one's home is not safe...
          
          Farhan Faiyaz, a student at Dhaka Residential Model College, a 17-year-old died with marks from rubber bullets on his face and chest. His Facebook wall poignantly reads, "Live a life so that people remember you after death." Farhan had no political agenda; he simply wanted to voice what he believed was right..."
          
          A prominent economist, Rashaad Shabab recently wrote in the Financial Times : 
          
          "The struggle playing out in Bangladesh now is a conflict between two understandings of freedom. The state's version is a controlled freedom, so fragile it relies on tear gas and shotgun shells, silencing critics through fear and violence. In contrast, there is the freedom of brave individuals like Abu Sayed, who stood tall even as a police officer took aim at him. This is the freedom for which hundreds have died and thousands of young voices refuse to be silenced."
          
          These stories highlight the dire situation in Bangladesh.
          
          Our hope is that no matter how censored Bangladesh media is at the moment, the world will take note of this barbaric bloodshed. We hope and pray that humanity will stand by the students of Bangladesh.

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Continuation of last post,
          
          This brutal response reflects the actions of a tyrannical regime that has crippled the country's promising but growing tech, freelance, and startup ecosystems, effectively pushing the entire economy to the brink of collapse. The complete loss of trust in financial institutions and severe liquidity issues in the financial sector have created a ticking time bomb for systemic failure, with concerns of a bank run looming large.
          Here are some heartbreaking stories that I believe everyone should know, regardless of where they are in the world. 
          
          These accounts are from The Prothom Alo, a respected Bengali daily:
          
          "Ria Ghosh, a six-and-a-half-year-old child from Narayanganj, went to play on the roof after lunch. During a clash outside their home, her father, Deepak Ghosh, tried to bring her to safety. Tragically, a bullet struck her head, and after three days of fighting for her life, she succumbed to her injuries. A parent's arms should be the safest place for a child. Why did this innocent child have to die from a gunshot wound?...

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Hello, I'm from a small country named Bangladesh in south asia. I don't know if any of you have heard about the ongoing student protest about quota reform in Bangladesh. 
          
          On July 15, 2024 students from Dhaka University initiated a peaceful protest. They held placards and flags, advocating for reforms in the quota system for government jobs, seeking a merit-based system. 
          
          They were met with unprecedented violence. Police deployed tear gas and charged at protesters with batons. 
          
          From then on students all over the country started protesting on their universities which have been met with violence from Police and goons of fascist government.
          
          Within just two days, 32 deaths were reported, with the number of fatalities reaching 75 on July 19 alone.
          
          The entire country went offline from July 18 night as the government imposed an internet blackout all over the country.
          
          The army was deployed nationwide, and a "shoot on sight" curfew was imposed.
          Police are raiding the houses to arrest the students if they are found having slightest attachment with protest every night while curfews are going on. Police also shot the protesters during the movement.
          
          Amnesty International reports; 
          200+ people had been killed (mostly young students)
          Thousands injured.
           2,500+ have been arbitrarily arrested
          61,000+ protesters have been named as accused in various cases.
          
          The scale of violence and repression is staggering. Students of any ages (underage children also) are getting arrested without any evidence of crime and based on only the fact that they took part in the anti quota movement. It feels like a nightmare. Very few countries have "ever witnessed such a death toll in such a short duration of time."

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