Bangladesh protesters furious over job allocation system clash with police, with at least 25 deaths reported

New Delhi — At least 28 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the latest wave of violent clashes between student protesters and police across Bangladesh, local media have reported. Authorities blocked phone and internet services across the country late this week in a bid to quash the unrest as police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at the demonstrators.

"Mobile internet has been temporarily suspended due to various rumors and the unstable situation created... on social media," Zunaid Ahmed Palak, the country's deputy information and technology minister told reporters.

Police have also banned all public gatherings and processions in the capital city of Dhaka, indefinitely.