29 Members Of Political Parties In Bangladesh Died Last Night

Illustration of demonstrations turned into riots. (Unsplash)

JAKARTA - A total of 29 members of the ruling political party (political parties) in Bangladesh were killed overnight.

Quoting the Dhaka Tribune via Tass, Wednesday, August 7, as many as 10 members of the political party were killed in the violence that occurred by Satkhira until Tuesday, August 7 night.

While 11 were killed by the mob. Six others were killed in the burning of the house of a former Awami League official.

Family members who become party activists, their children, are also among the dead.

Dozens of these deaths soon from Sheikh Hasina's resignation from the post of Prime Minister (PM) of Bangladesh following a bloody demonstration in the country. Hasina then fled to India.

This bloody demonstration demanding that Sheikh take the throne was also accompanied by arson and looting of houses and business buildings belonging to the ruling political party elite in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi military commander Waker-uz-Zaman said the interim government was being formed.

He called for the cessation of violence and promised the new government would investigate the number of casualties during this demonstration.

The mass of students took to the streets in various cities in Bangladesh in early July. They demanded the abolition of the special route for the availability of work for families participating in the 1971 war of independence.

The demonstration spread by bringing about anti-government actions in the capital Dhaka and other Bangladeshi cities on August 4.

Escalation of tensions increases, demonstrations that develop into riots.

According to the Daily Star newspaper, at least 10,000 people have been arrested since the unrest in Bangladesh broke out.

While AFP said 350 people were killed in the protests.