Bangladesh deploys UN-marked vehicles to quell student protests | DW News

Bangladesh has seen days of violent clashes between police and students protesting a government job quota system. More than 100 people have been killed, and the government has ordered a curfew and deployed military forces. Now a Deutsche Welle investigation has revealed that vehicles with UN markings have been deployed in the crackdown.

The United Nations has called the violence against student protesters 'shocking and unacceptable'. Footage monitored by DW's investigations Unit clearly shows UN markings on armored personnel vehicles being used against the demonstrations.

Pictures show similar vehicles with regular Bangladesh army markings. The investigation comes after rights groups questioned Bangladesh's involvement in several peace missions. A DW probe in May showed that Bangladesh had deployed officers implicated in cases of torture and killings as UN peacekeepers.

For more in depth information on the topic watch our DW documentary "Why is a 'death squad' from Bangladesh allowed to go on UN missions?"

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[shakerinx]

Troops who violate human rights in own country - work on peace keeping missions - what type of peace is that

[efazshaheen]

Police, RAB and Army of Bangladesh lost eligibility to work in UN Peace Mission. These organizations should be sanctioned by the United Nations.

[lifecyclebd]

900+ dead 2000+ injured Officially countless people are arrested just for this issue (People are not even safe in their own home) We want justice

[fonezero]

1, 000+ Students dead. 6, 000+ Arrested. 25, 000+ injured.

Save Bangladeshi Student 🇧🇩

[biplobhussain]

I'm From Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩

Save Bangladesh and students from this killer government 🇧🇩😢

[tzudtql]

Those are not army, those are dictators Armed forces.

[ahiyan]

A six year girl was killed by the bullet while she was with her father on her own residence rooftop. Another 11 year old boy was killed by a bullet while he was reading on his own reading table. Even the innocent children and kids are not safe at their own residence.

[tcrkeqj]

No internet for 1 week
900+ killed
25000+ injured
61000 arrested
Ther all are students

[chumki]

Whole Bangladesh had no internet connection from 5 days. What kind of human rights is this?

[SaifulislamShamim]

whole Bangladesh had no internet connection from 5 days.what kind of human rights is this

[vouwwxe]

1000+killed injury 50000+

Please save Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩 students

[vtjvlic]

1000+ students are killed
And
Many students are still getting arrested

[abdulmomin-yqmt]

How many people have to kill to be a genocide?😭
1) Dhaka Medical College Hospital - 370 bodies
2) Mitteford Hospital - 450 bodies
3) Kuwait Maitri Hospital in Uttara - 60 bodies in one day
4) Jatrabari Anabil Hospital - 39 dead bodies
Total: 859 bodies
Here are Thursday and Friday calculations of only 4 hospitals. The records of which were taken by the police.
In this way, all the hospitals in Dhaka and hospitals all over the country think about the picture of the whole 4 days, how many people has Hasina killed?
Besides, no list of dead bodies has been made in Mugha General Hospital. There are many such hospitals. If you calculate them. What do you think? What will be the number?

They stopped the For 4-5 days....what kind of human rights is this....we can't communicate and cut off from all news🤬

[mdabutaleb]

No internet, no connectivity, crisis, scary, & very critical moment in Bangladesh, save the Bangladeshi students

[MHWorldwide]

Bangladesh is dying, Bangladeshi students needs help 😢
There is NO human rights, total dictatorship.

[pocketoTECHY]

Not hundred but thousands killed. 300+ deaths on the hospital besides my home and that is a private hospital. I have 42 stitches on my body. We have no words. Save us.

[tma]

So many brilliant students have died. Instead of going to see them, he went to see the metro rail again and cried at the broken mirror

[mhmollah]

already 900+ killed more than 15+ thousand people are injured and there are no internet connection last 8 day's !

[nayefwasit]

There is no internet connection in Bangladesh almost 6 days and we don't know what is happening in 6 days. Almost 310+ students killed.

[twistedyogert]

Isn't it a crime for an army to misuse UN markings like that?