Bangladesh Schools closed after six killed in protests. Bangladesh authorities issued an order forcing all colleges and institutions to close for an extended length of time. Following the deaths of six students during demonstrations. That is against proposed changes to public sector employment quotas, this decision was made.
On Tuesday a sharp rise in violence as police used tear gas. And rubber bullets to disperse protests and clashed with student organizations that supported the government.
“The security of the students” is the reason behind the shutdown order. According to Education Ministry spokesman M. A. Khair, who spoke with AFP.
According to authorities, two of the fatalities died in Dhaka and one died in the northern district of Rangpur. Three of the victims perished in the southern port city of Chattogram. Which is more than 300 kilo meters from the capital.
Five major cities, including Dhaka and Chittagong, saw the deployment of the paramilitary. And Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) by the authorities in response to demonstrators blocking several of the nation’s key roads.
Two weeks ago, students protesting against employment practices in the civil service erupted on college campuses.
They seek to abolish a quota system that reserves over half of civil service positions for particular categories. Including women, persons living in underprivileged areas, people of color. Furthermore disabled individuals, and offspring of veterans of the nation’s 1971 freedom war against Pakistan.
Critics claim that the system helps the offspring of pro-government. The organizations that back Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who emerged victorious in January’s election in the absence of any significant opposition.
A Supreme Court bench ordered earlier this month to reinstate job quotas, eliminated in 2018 due to significant student protests.
World response to the protests
The government of Bangladesh has been urged by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “to protect the demonstrators against any form of threat or violence,” according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
The spokesperson quoted Guterres as saying, “The ability to demonstrate peacefully is a fundamental human right, and government should protect those rights.”Bangladesh Schools closed after six killed in protests
In the meantime, Bangladesh urged by Amnesty International to “immediately guarantee the safety of all peaceful protesters.”
Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the US State Department, also denounced the “violence against peaceful protesters,” which incited criticism from Bangladesh’s foreign ministry. Also read
