Mob thrashes petrol pump staff as anger spills across Bangladesh over fuel hike

Massive protests in Bangladesh after the Sheikh Hasina government hiked fuel prices by up to 51.7%, the highest since its Independence. Angry protesters took to the streets in several cities of Bangladesh, staging protests against the Hasina govt. They demand a rollback of the unprecedented hike in fuel prices. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh govt has blamed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war for the fuel hike.