After the death toll from violent student protests in Bangladesh rose to 123, the Bangladeshi government imposed a nationwide curfew and ordered the army to control the situation.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Police sources in Bangladesh announced that on Friday at least 30 people were killed during anti-government protests in this South Asian country.

The Bangladeshi government has also shut down the internet across the country.

More than 2,000 people are said to have been injured in the clashes across Bangladesh.

AFP has announced that after 19 days of student protests in Bangladesh, 123 people have been killed in these protests in Dhaka, the capital of this country.

The protests in Bangladesh came after a quota of government jobs was reserved for the sons and grandsons of those who fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.