A day of national mourning is called by government in remembrance of those killed in the violence. All places of worship including mosques, temples, and churches are asked to hold special prayers for the deceased. Coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement call on people to cover their faces with red pieces of cloth and upload…
Over 2.13 lakh people, most of them unnamed, are accused in around 200 cases filed with police stations in the capital over the recent violence centring the quota reform movement. Almost all the cases were filed by police, and in at least 16 of them, between 5,000 and 10,000 people have been accused, records show….
Sporadic clashes erupted between police and protesters across multiple locations as demonstrators continued to press for an executive order to reform Bangladesh’s quota system in government recruitment. On Thursday, student protesters defied police barricades and gathered at Shahbagh intersection, demanding a comprehensive restructuring of the quota policy. The movement, dubbed the “Bangla Blockade,” left several…
