At least eight people have been killed, and hundreds injured in Kushtia amid mass vandalism and arson attacks. Rafiqul Islam, an official of Kushtia General Hospital, said “Around 200 people of different age groups came to the hospital with injuries on Monday. Earlier, a group of people vandalised the Kushtia Model Police Station as clashes broke out between the agitators and police on Monday. Police used tear shells, rubber bullets, sound grenades and shotgun bullets to break up the crowd. Sprinters and rubber bullets injured hundreds of people in the clash with police.
