More than 100 people have died in Bangladeshi student protests since the violence broke out last Monday, sources from several hospitals in the country reported on Saturday, while a strong security deployment is in place under the curfew imposed by the Government.

Data from major hospitals in the Bangladeshi capital indicate that This Friday was the most violent day of the protests when 59 people diedmany of them students, according to a report prepared by EFE. An officer in charge of the police office of the University Hospital of Dhaka also told EFE that among the dead was a photographer from a local newspaper, which would make him the second journalist killed while covering the demonstrations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain said He confirmed that at least one police officer and one paramilitary member were among the dead.According to the same report, another 41 people lost their lives on Thursday, one on Wednesday, and six people on Tuesday.

Authorities have not yet released a death toll. The country has been under a curfew since midnight and the government has ordered the deployment of the army to help control the situation. The country also woke up cut off from communication after fixed line and Internet services were suspended at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday (3:00 p.m. GMT), but have not yet been restored.

Student protests began peacefully on July 1 to Demand reforms to public employment quotaswhich protesters say is hampering their entry into the job market. However, they turned violent on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejected their demands and their protests began to be harshly repressed by the police, unleashing a spiral of violence.

These are the biggest protests Hasina has faced since taking office for a fourth consecutive term in January, in an election boycotted by the opposition.