Karachi, Dhaka (News Desk, AFP)
All-out protest against the quota system in Bangladesh Students Union started a
movement of civil disobedience across the country, protest demonstrations in
all small and big cities including Dhaka, the ruling party Awami League, its
students. Protesters clashed with the Chhatra League and the police, at least
93 people were killed and hundreds were injured, most of the injured were hit
by direct bullets, 14 police officers were among the dead, a large number of
protesting students and the ruling party. The workers of Awami League and its
subsidiary organizations, the opposition party BNP and its subsidiary students'
organization also included, burning and cordoning in various cities, curfew was
re-imposed across the country, internet service was suspended, Facebook and
Faced with difficulties in accessing social media websites including WhatsApp,
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid has said that the students who come out on
the streets are not terrorists, they will be crushed, after the Security
Cabinet meeting, Hasina Wajid said that the people Strictly deal with the
terrorists, a three-day public holiday was also announced across the country,
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-ul-Zaman said that the army is a symbol of
the people's trust and will not hurt it, we always stand with our people.
Yes, our forces are ready and
fully prepared for the security of the people and for any need of the state,
former army chiefs and army officers of Bangladesh appealed to the armed forces
of the country not to face the crowd of ordinary students. Who is Protesting
against discrimination Students have announced today (Monday) "march to
Dhaka" rejecting the implementation of curfew, the only demand of the
protesters is that the government led by Sheikh Hasina should resign,
protesting students across the country. The public has been appealed to
participate in the protest march. Earlier, after the protests turned violent,
the protesters set fire to many vehicles, buildings and properties in various
cities, armed groups attacked the protesters in many areas and they were
targeted by bullets, 12 people were killed in Dhaka alone.
Among those killed in firing and
other violent incidents are university students. In Sirajganj area, 18 people
lost their lives in violent incidents, including 13 police personnel, unknown
persons stormed the Inayatpur police station and tortured and killed 13 police
personnel present there, according to police sources. A few people stormed the
police station, ransacked it and set fire to the property, the mob tortured and
killed 13 officials on duty. A policeman was also killed by the mob in Kamila
area. According to Bangladeshi media, 8 and 8 people were killed in Feni and
Lakshmipur, 6 in Narsandagi, 4 and 4 in Rangpur, Sylhet and Bogora, 3 in Pabna,
Kishoreganj, Sherpur, Kamila and Manshiganj. 3 persons died in Cox's Bazar
Brashal, Bhola, Joypur Hut, Habiganj and one person each lost their lives in
firing and other incidents.
The protesting students have
rejected an indefinite nationwide curfew from Sunday evening. Hasnat Abdullah,
one of the coordinators of the student movement, on Sunday eveningIn a Facebook
post, he said, "After launching a one-point movement, none of their
(government) orders have been effective." Therefore, we reject the curfew
announced by the government. Ex-army officers organized a press conference in
Dhaka on Sunday afternoon to give suggestions on how to resolve the crisis in
the country's current situation. In a written statement, former Army Chief
Iqbal Karim Bhuyan said that 'it is necessary to immediately bring the armed
forces back to the army camp and prepare them to deal with any emergency.'
"I request you to take the
initiative to resolve this crisis through dialogue," he said. The
patriotic armed forces should not face the mob of students. Awami League leader
and Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak has called upon the people to stop the
terrorist groups of BNP and Jamaat across the country. Fight the anarchy. He
was addressing a press conference at PML president Sheikh Hasina's political
office in Dhanmandi on Sunday. Nanak said that the one-point demand to remove
the government is part of the conspiracies of BNP and Jamaat to gain power. .
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