REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora [1/4]A demonstrator displays a placard during a protest against what they say violence against Hindu communities during ongoing unrest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2024.

The government had earlier imposed a curfew with some exceptions in Dhaka and elsewhere. Protesters block the Dhanmondi 2 area during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 4, 2024.

Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's ...