Telecoms cut in Bangladesh as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
![Students clash with the police during ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka on July 18, 2024. Bangladeshi students pressed on July 18 with nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for 18 killed in the demonstrations. A person at the front of a crowd prepares to throw an object at a group of people in riot gear.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7269004.1721397083!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2161916210.jpg)
Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters and banned all gatherings in the capital on Friday, as internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.