SP City Manush Pareek informed the media that one of the accused arrested today, is a convicted cattle smuggler. He was caught after being injured in an encounter with the police.
The violent protestors targeted the politicians, ministers, their residences and government offices during the protests. Many politicians, including PM Oli are said to have fled the country as the situation in Nepal slipped out of the government's control.
As violent protestors filled the streets of Dhaka, marching towards the PM's residence and the Jatiya Sangshad Bhavan, the national parliament, cards were falling fast. Just after 2 pm, ahead of reports of an address by the military chief, news came in that Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka.
The agitation over the reinstatement of the 30% quota to the families of the freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been ongoing for over a month.
Kenya's President is facing a series of protests from the youth of the country. The protests started as peaceful rallies against the proposed tax hikes. However, they spiralled into a larger campaign against President William Samoei Ruto and his administration.
As per reports, the largely peaceful anti-tax rallies, led by mostly young Gen-Z protesters, descended into shocking scenes of deadly violence last Tuesday when lawmakers passed the contentious legislation.