Tensions Erupt Near Muhammad Yunus' Home Ahead of Bangladesh Elections
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Clashes Erupt Outside Muhammad Yunus' House Days Before Bangladesh Elections
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News18•06-02-2026, 15:44
Clashes Erupt Outside Muhammad Yunus' House Days Before Bangladesh Elections
•Clashes broke out outside Muhammad Yunus' official residence in Dhaka, six days before Bangladesh's general elections.
•Government employees protesting for higher wages confronted police, demanding the implementation of the Ninth National Pay Scale.
•Protesters marched from Shaheed Minar towards Jamuna, calling for immediate publication of a government gazette based on pay commission recommendations.
•Police reportedly used water cannons and sound grenades to disperse the crowd.
•The unrest occurs days before the February 12 election, held under Yunus' interim administration, following August 2024 violence.