"Why Did My Father Have To Die": Relatives Mourn Bangladesh Unrest Victims

More than 150 people have died in Bangladesh since Tuesday in clashes between student protesters and police over contentious civil service hiring rules.

Grief-stricken widow Fatema Begum wept when hospital staff said her husband had been killed in the unrest that has roiled Bangladesh for nearly a week. She wept again when they refused to hand over his body.

Islam is the majority religion in the south Asian country, where 155 people have died since Tuesday in clashes between student protesters and police over contentious civil service hiring rules.

The faith's customs dictate that anyone who dies must be given a prompt burial.