DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladeshi activists staged a fourth day of protests Monday over the death of a writer in detention as the United Nations rights chief called for a review of a digital security law used against opposition figures.

Students tried to march to the home ministry in Dhaka demanding action over what they called the “murder” of Mushtaq Ahmed in a high-security jail, as well as the repeal of the Digital Security Act (DSA).

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