Bangladesh woke Friday to survey the destruction left by the deadliest day of ongoing student protests that has left over 30 people dead.
The death toll is anticipated to grow higher as conflicts are reported in over half of the country's 64 districts.
According to a police statement made after the nation's internet was nearly completely taken down, demonstrators burnt, vandalized, and engaged in "destructive activities" at several police and government facilities.
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Among them was the Dhaka headquarters of state broadcaster Bangladesh Television, which is still offline after hundreds of enraged students stormed the campus and set fire to a structure.
"About 100 policemen were injured in the clashes yesterday," Faruk Hossain, a spokesman for the capital's police force, told AFP. "Around 50 police booths were burnt".
According to the police statement, if the devastation persisted, they would "be forced to make maximum use of the law".
According to reports provided to AFP by medical workers, police fire was responsible for at least two-thirds of the deaths confirmed thus far.
Independent Television said fights broke out in at least 26 regions nationwide on Thursday.
The network said that more than 700 people had been injured during the day, including 104 police officers and 30 journalists.
