July 22: As death toll hits 187, Hasina meets business leaders amid nationwide crackdown

This news article, published by Dhaka Tribune, is a retrospective piece commemorating the one-year anniversary of events on July 22, 2024, during Bangladesh's "Monsoon Revolution" — a period of widespread anti-government protests centered on quota reform. The article covers three main topics: the escalating violence and crackdown, in which the death toll reached 187, nearly 1,200 people were detained, and a curfew was in place with only a brief four-hour relief window; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's response, in which she met with business leaders and blamed Jamaat-Shibir and the BNP for orchestrating the unrest, while BNP denied involvement and characterized it as a student-led movement; and the protest movement's status, including student coordinators losing contact with four colleagues and demanding their whereabouts be disclosed within 24 hours, and coordinator Nahid Islam relocating for security after being previously abducted. Overall, the article paints a picture of a deeply polarized political crisis, with the government framing the unrest as a political conspiracy while protesters and opposition figures characterized it as legitimate, student-led resistance against state oppression.

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