Bangladesh protest: What we know so far

One police officer was killed in Bangladesh on Saturday and over 100 people injured after an opposition party protest Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gathered in the capital Dhaka, chanting slogans against the Hasina-led Awami League government. (AP Photo)

The opposition party BNP demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and called for a free and fair vote under a caretaker government. The party has been calling on Hasina to resign to allow elections scheduled in January to be held under a neutral caretaker government but has been rejected so far. (AP Photo)

Tens of thousands of protesters came to the streets in support of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). One of the protesters said, "I came to protest the enforced disappearances, murders, and oppression that we have suffered for the past 15 years. This government is not safe anymore for even a second." (Reuters photo)

BNP accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power for 15 years, of corruption and human rights abuses. Western governments have expressed concern about the political climate in Bangladesh, where her ruling Awami League holds dominance in the legislature, and her security forces have been accused of detaining opposition activists, conducting extrajudicial encounters, and causing the disappearance of opposition leaders and supporters. (IANS Photo)

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as clashes erupted in Dhaka. Police also accused protesters of setting fire to a bus on Sunday morning, resulting in one fatality and another person suffering severe burns. In the industrial city of Narayanganj, police and opposition activists clashed, resulting in the firing of rubber bullets and tear gas. (Reuters photo)

Hasina's government is under pressure from the Western countries, especially the US after the administration was accused of vote-rigging and suppressing the opposition marred elections in 2014 and 2018. Rights groups and the US said the force, which has been credited for effectively handling Islamist militancy in the country, is responsible for many enforced disappearances of government critics and opposition activists. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh's main opposition leader, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was detained for questioning on Sunday, as clashes between police and protesters continued for a second day. He is to be questioned regarding the violence that occurred on Saturday, which resulted in the death of a police officer and a protester, along with the damaging of police ambulances. (IANS Photo)