Bangladesh had appealed to the United Nations and various international bodies for help.
People take part in a protest march outside the High Court building demanding justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence.
Police said they had to use force when protesters in the north-eastern district of Sylhet broke through barricades to head for the courts. At least 10 people, including four journalists, were injured in southern Barishal district, where police used batons to disperse protesters. “We will also demand a United Nations investigation into the violence,” Mr Mohammad Mahin Sarkar, a coordinator of the movement, added in a statement.
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