Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A United Nations investigation into the recent student-led mass movement in Bangladesh has revealed that 78 percent of the 1,400 people reportedly killed during the protests died from gunfire, with 60 percent of them being shot with weapons meant for war.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, or OHCHR, released its findings on Wednesday, covering the period from Jul 1 to Aug 15, 2024.

The investigation, led by Rory Mungoven, chief of the Asia-Pacific region of the OHCHR was conducted in September and involved human rights investigators, a forensic expert, and a weapons specialist.

The UN, citing forensic reports from Dhaka Medical College and other sources, said at least 1,400 people wer...