Violent Suppression of Protests in Bangladesh Condemned by U.S. Senators
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), issued a strong statement today condemning the violent actions of Bangladeshi security forces against student protesters. The protests, driven by economic grievances and opposition to the government’s public sector employment quota system, have been met with severe repression.