The situation in Bangladesh is getting worse. The students are agitating for quota reform. They had sent a proposal to the government, but it was not accepted. "There is no n chance of a dialogue with the government after bloodshed," they said. Three more people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday. Train services have been halted. Internet services suspended. The Awami League government has also banned processions and rallies. The movement did not stop. Protestors have been accused of setting fire to Bangladesh jails. According to news agency AFP, protesters attacked and set fire to a prison in Narsingdi district. “Many prisoners escaped.” A prison official told AFP. "The protesters set fire to the prison.The prisoners escaped. I don't know how many escaped. But there are hundreds of them. "
Prothom Alo, a Bangladesh media outlet, claimed that 27 people were killed in the country as of Thursday night. Of them, 19 have died. Three more people died in Dhaka on Friday. Two of them have been identified. The third person has not been identified. According to media reports, 30 people have died in Bangladesh so far. On the other hand, the news agency AFP, collecting statistics from different hospitals in that country, claimed that 75 people had died due to the conflict between the government and students in Bangladesh till Friday night. Twenty-eight bodies have been recovered from the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. According to Indian media, 64 people have been killed in Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina's government has shut down internet services in the country to control the movement. Mobile internet services have been suspended in Bangladesh since Thursday night. According to the BBC, this problem exists in different cities of the country, including the capital Dhaka. State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak. According to government sources, the move is aimed at curbing rumour-mongering.
All kinds of meetings, rallies and processions have been banned in Dhaka. According to a report published in Prothom Alo, all kinds of meetings, rallies and processions have been banned in the capital from Friday noon until further orders. Train services have also been suspended. No train will run between the capital and Dhaka. Train services have been suspended since 12 noon on Thursday. The situation was not normal on Friday. According to Prothom Alo, no train will enter Dhaka until further notice. Also, no train will go anywhere from Dhaka. According to government sources, this was done so that the protesters do not get the train service.
However, the movement did not take off in Bangladesh. Clashes broke out between police, RAB, BGB and protesters in different areas of Dhaka, including Uttara, Mohammadpur and Badda. Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades and stun grenades at the protesters. The government claims that Jamaat and BNP activists have taken to the field instead of the students. Awami League activists were also attacked. Helicopters have also patrolled the skies of the capital. But the students are adamant. The country needs reforms. The government has called for a discussion. It was also reported that Hasina's government is also in favor of quota reform. But the students rejected the proposal. Their reply on social media was, "No bloodshed. "
The job reservation system has been in place in Bangladesh since 1972. Mujibur Rahman was the prime minister at the time. Separate seats are reserved for freedom fighters and their children. Apart from this, women, backward classes and disabled people of the society get the benefit of reservation. The Some reservations were also reserved for the inhabitants of different districts of Bangladesh. A total of 56 per cent of the seats have been reserved. The remaining 44 per cent seats are reserved for the general category. Where appointments are made on the basis of merit. Students in Bangladesh have been agitating for quota reform.
Fire in jail
Protesters have been accused of setting fire to a prison in Bangladesh. Several media outlets, including AFP, claimed that protesters attacked and set fire to a prison in Narsingdi district. Many prisoners escaped. "A prison official told AFP:" "The protesters set fire to the prison." The prisoners escaped. I don't know how many escaped. But there are hundreds of them. "
Three people were killed on Friday
According to Prothom Alo, three more people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday in clashes over the quota reform movement. Hospital sources gave this information. The deceased were identified as Abdul Gani, Rakib and Rasel. Abdul, 45, and Rakib, 22, were brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 2pm on Friday. There, doctors declared the man dead. He was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Abdul was taken to the hospital from Badda. His son Al Amin said he worked as a sanitary worker at a hotel in Dhaka's Gulshan area. He left home on Friday morning. He was later reported to have been shot. Raqib sustained injuries on his head. One of his relatives said Rakib's house is in Munshiganj. He worked on electricity. Russell has not yet been identified.
Conflict erupts
Clashes broke out between police, RAB, BGB and protesters in different areas of Dhaka, including Uttara, Mohammadpur and Badda. Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades and stun grenades at the protesters. The students have been staging a sit-in in Dhaka since Thursday demanding quota reform. According to Prothom Alo, the news has spread to 47 districts of the country. Protests continued throughout the day on Friday. Police opened fire to quell the protests. On the other hand, BNP-Jamaat activists were supposed to take to the streets in the capital to protest the 'attack' on students. The police stopped the procession before it could begin. It is alleged that tear gas was used. At some places, BNP activists clashed with police. Several BJP workers were injured in the incident. Prothom Alo claimed that they were admitted to the hospital. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP activists have taken to the field instead of students. "They are creating anarchy by using educational institutions as safe spaces," he said. He also alleged that BNP men are attacking Awami League leaders and activists.
Ban on rallies, dharnas
All kinds of meetings, rallies and processions have been banned in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (media) Faruk Hossain confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune. According to a report published in Prothom Alo, all kinds of meetings, rallies and processions have been banned in the capital from Friday noon until further orders. BNP, the main opposition party in Bangladesh, called the rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka at 3pm on Friday. The ruling party Awami League had called the rally at Bangabandhu Avenue. According to a source in the Dhaka police, the attempt to rush the gathering has been started due to the fear of major violence and loss of life. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has also issued a stern message to stop the violence.
Internet service
Mobile internet services have been suspended in Bangladesh since Thursday night. According to the BBC, the problem has started in different cities of the country including the capital Dhaka. State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak. "Addressing reporters in Dhaka, he said vested interests were trying to" "destabilise" "the situation by spreading rumours on social media." Mobile internet services have been temporarily suspended. He also said that there has been no announcement regarding the suspension of internet services. A government source said there were conflicting reports on the number of casualties. Rumours are being spread on social media. Internet services have been temporarily suspended.
Who Benefits ?
The job reservation system has been in place in Bangladesh since 1972. Mujibur Rahman was the prime minister at the time. Separate seats are reserved for freedom fighters and their children. Apart from this, women, backward classes and disabled people of the society get the benefit of reservation. The Some reservations were also reserved for the inhabitants of different districts of Bangladesh. A total of 56 per cent of the seats have been reserved. The remaining 44 per cent seats are reserved for the general category. Where appointments are made on the basis of merit. There is a movement in Bangladesh demanding this quota reform. The reservation system that was introduced in Bangladesh in 1972, there was only 20 percent recruitment on the basis of merit. The remaining 80 percent were reserved seats in the district. Out of this, 30 percent was allocated for freedom fighters and 10 percent for war-affected women. The quota system was changed in phases in 1976, 1985 and 1997. After that, the system is constantly changing. There was strong resentment among the people of Bangladesh against the reservation from the very beginning. The first major movement took place in 2018. Under pressure from the movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stood in parliament and announced the cancellation of all kinds of reservations. Only 5 per cent reservation is reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 1 per cent for persons with disabilities.
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