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A man who was injured while attempting to retrieve his son, a student protester, succumbed to his injuries on September 4 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. [1]Over 100 Ansar members whom were at the secretariat during clashes were taken to Shahbagh Police Station [19] and a total of 388 Ansar members were arrested and sent to jail on charges of unlawful assembly. [5]
Footage of Sheikh Hasina visiting the station and shedding tears on 25 July was criticised on social media, with users accusing her of failing to react similarly to the loss of life during the protests. [341] According to Bangladesh Police, 235 police infrastructures and 281 vehicles were vandalized and set on fire. [342]
The protest was peaceful as processions streamed toward the central Shaheed Minar, a monument to people killed in 1952 during a protest demanding that the then-ruling Pakistani government recognize Bengali as a state language. Bangladesh was the eastern part of Pakistan until it won independence in 1971 through a bloody war, aided by India.
At the same time, even though it is a policy-making matter for the government, in the interest of complete justice according to the constitution, the court ordered 93 percent merit-based recruitment in government jobs. On this day, for the first time in the history of Bangladesh, the proceedings of the Supreme Court were held under curfew. [47]
Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs.
The protests began late last month but turned violent on Monday as protesters at Dhaka University clashed with police and counterprotesters organized by the Awami League's student wing, leaving ...
The United States has called on Bangladesh to uphold the right to peaceful protest amid demonstrations against the government's job quota system in which police have fired tear gas and rubber ...
In Bangladesh, 56% of government jobs are reserved for various quotas. Women have a 10% reservation, 10% is for people from underdeveloped districts, 5% for indigenous communities and 1% for ...