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Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is crawling back to normalcy after more than a week of chaos triggered by student protests over a quota system in government jobs. Most of the country remained without internet access on Wednesday but thousands of cars were on the streets of the capital Dhaka after authorities relaxed a curfew for seven hours. Offices and banks opened for a few hours Wednesday while authorities restored broadband internet in some areas in Dhaka and the second-largest city of Chattogram. Media reports say at least 197 people have been killed since the protests turned violent on July 16. Authorities have not given any confirmed toll.

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