Overview

• At least four people were killed and dozens wounded when security forces and pro-Hasina activists clashed during the National Citizens Party’s July 16 rally in Gopalganj.
• Authorities imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Thursday and deployed nearly 200 Border Guard Bangladesh soldiers across the district.
• Police and paramilitary units opened fire after Awami League supporters vandalized vehicles and attacked the NCP convoy with sticks and crude bombs.
• Muhammad Yunus vowed that perpetrators would face swift accountability as his office launched an investigation into the violence.
• Despite the crackdown, NCP leaders announced plans to continue their nationwide “July March” today with a rally in nearby Faridpur.