90 people including 13 police personnel killed and injured in violent clashes in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, around 90 people including 13 police personnel, were killed and scores injured yesterday in the widespread violent clashes amongst protesters, members of law-enforcement agencies and members of ruling party-backed organisations across the country amidst the ongoing non-cooperation movement. 

The organisers of Anti-discrimination Student Movement, who spearheaded the quota reform protests, began a countrywide non-cooperation movement yesterday to protest the recent killings and press home their one-point demand – resignation of the government.

The government yesterday imposed curfew for an indefinite period in Dhaka and some other parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the protesting students have announced ‘Long March to Dhaka’ today urging people from all walks of life in Bangladesh to come to Dhaka and gather in the streets demanding the resignation



of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government.

The government announced a three-day public holiday today, tomorrow and Wednesday to ensure public safety amid the ongoing violent protests across the country.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a meeting of the National Committee on Security Affairs at her residence Ganobhaban. The ministers-state ministers, prime minister’s security adviser, secretaries, chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, Coast Guard were present in the meeting.

Mobile internet has been shut down again, on the instructions of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The BTRC has announced that the 4G network will remain off until further notice. During this period, only 2G services will be available for making calls.