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Students and activists attend a torch procession as they protest over the death of a Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed in prison, after his arrest under the digital security act, in Dhaka February 26, 2021. Reuters pic
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DHAKA, Feb 28 Dozens were injured today as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition activists to prevent new protests over the death of a writer in jail, police and a party official said.
Live footage from local television station Channel 24 showed a road and footpath in front of the National Press Club a favourite protest site in the capital Dhaka turning into a battleground as police beat protesters with batons to disperse them.