Quota movement is going on across the country in Bangladesh

 

'Complete shutdown' across the country on Thursday

 

There were massive clashes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday over the quota reform movement. In view of the attack and loss of life, the anti-discrimination student movement announced a 'complete shutdown' across the country on Thursday. Stay tuned to our live updates to get the latest news on the quota reform movement.

 

9:14 pm- Chhatra League is clashing with quota agitators on EB Road in Sirajganj.

 

 

8:00 PM- On Thursday, 'comiplot shutdown' was announced across the country

In a post on the anti-discrimination student movement's Facebook page, it has been informed that the police, BGB, RAB, SWAT brutal attacks on the students' peaceful movement, murder protest, trial of the murderers, terror-free campus and a one-point demand, tomorrow, July 18, we are announcing a "complete shutdown" across the country.

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7:30 PM- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the nation.

 

7:30 pm- Bangmata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall of Chittagong University was sealed as the students left.

 

7:00 pm - Clash started on the road adjacent to Shaheed Minar of Jahangir Nagar University around 5:30 pm. Clashes were reported to be going on around 7 pm.

 

6:40 pm- Around 14 platoons of Ansar battalions are deployed in Dhaka city.

 

6:26 pm- Gaibandha District Chhatra Dal President Khandkar Zakaria Alam Jim arrested.

 

6 pm – A policeman injured in Azimpur. The students allegedly hit their heads while coming in the rickshaw.

 

5:45 pm- Police-quota protesters clash at Jahangirnagar University.

 

 

5:22 pm- Police clash with quota reform activists at Chaudhas intersection in Kushtia city.

 

5:20 pm- At least 30 people including journalists injured in clashes at various places including VC premises are under treatment at Dhaka Medical.

 

5:13 pm- The students, saying that they will not accept the announcement of closing the hall, lifted the blockade at the zero point intersection of Khulna city and performed the funeral prayer in front of the main gate of Khulna University and went back to their respective halls.

 

 

4:52 pm- Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) Harun Or Rashid said at Raju Bhaskarya Square, the young students are being driven in different directions. Noting, I am supplying a cycle of water, firearms. Inciting the movement. Vandalism in the hall. Anarchy is being created in the campus. Law enforcement is alert. Students should respect the judgment of the High Court.

 

4:45 PM- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation at 7:30 PM.

 

4:45 pm- Provost Professor Deepika Rani Sarkar has accepted the demands of Jagannath University students and allowed them to stay in the hall.

 

4:27 pm- The students of the quota reform movement have blocked the Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University with five-point demands.

 

4:20 PM- Students of Barisal University are protesting by blocking the Barisal-Kuakata highway.

4:10 pm - Asif Ahmed, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, told the media that the order to vacate the hall will not be accepted. A decision has been taken to vacate the hall to quell the agitation. Students will not leave the streets until their logical demands are met. Common students have rejected the decision of DU authorities. They took a position in the hall.

 

4:00 pm- Quota reform agitators chased each other with Chhatra League leaders and activists at Anandmohan College in Mymensingh. During this time, two people were injured. At noon, the protestors took a coffin procession from Railway Krishnachura Square to Town Hall Junction and held a rally. While returning after the rally, there was a chase with BCL leaders and activists at Anandmohan College ground.

 

 

3:24 pm- Anti-quota agitators have given up on the Jessore-Benapole highway after three hours of blockade. Traffic is normal.

 

3:18 pm- Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University are protesting in front of the VC's residence demanding the withdrawal of the vacate notice.

 

3:00 PM- Jagannath University (JUB) has been closed by the administration for an indefinite period. The students were instructed to leave the hall by 4:30 pm. Students are protesting against the order to leave the hall. Click for details.

 

2:50 PM- All educational programs and residential halls of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) will remain closed until further notice. Decision at the emergency meeting of the syndicate. Students have been instructed to vacate the halls of residence by 7 pm and female students by 10 am tomorrow.

 

2:23 PM- 4 police cases in Khulshi and Panchlaish Police Stations in connection with clashes and 3 deaths in anti-quota movement in Chittagong.

 

2:27 p.m.- Attack on protesting students in front of ULAB in Beribadh area of ​​the capital.

 

2:23 p.m.- Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall of Rajshahi University has declared the hall free from student politics.

 

1:56 PM- Chhatra Dal protest march at Sylhet Bandar Bazar. A chase with the police.

 

1:33 PM- OC Rezaul Karim Reza, 10 agitators including journalists were injured in a police clash with agitating students at Sherpur in Bogra. Currently the situation is normal.

 

 

1:32 p.m.- Police arrested 10 people in Faridpur's Bhanga Kota Andolan movement.

 

 

1:29 PM – Pabna University of Science and Technology has confirmed that all the residential students have left the hall.

 

1:26 p.m.- After one and a half hours, the traffic on Dhaka-Tangail highway is normal as the blockade has been lifted.

 

 

1:16 PM- Gaibandha district BNP office vandalized.

1:15 PM- Chhatra League attack on quota reform movement in Faridpur. At around 11:30 am, the students of the Agricultural Training Institute located in Gangavardi area of ​​the city took up position on the Dhaka-Khulna highway. All of a sudden, BCL activists attacked the students. When the students ran into the campus, the BCL workers followed. Later, the agitating students and Chhatra League chased each other inside the campus. Several people were injured.

 

1:16 pm- Students of Khulna University, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and private universities have blocked the zero point area of ​​Dhaka-Khulna highway in protest of one-point demand for quota reform, attack on students and hall closure.

 

1:06 p.m.- Chhatra League and quota reform activists chase each other in Shariatpur Jazira. Injured 3.

 

1:05 p.m.- In memory of Dhaka College Chhatra League activist Sabuj Ali, who was killed in yesterday's BNP-Jamaat attack, a memorial service will be held in front of Bangladesh Awami League's central office at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue on Wednesday at 3 p.m.- Barrister Biplab Barua.

 

 

12:48 pm- Students of different public and private colleges and universities have blocked the road at Shibbari intersection in Khulna demanding quota reform.

 

12:35 pm- The teachers of Dhaka University have freed two students who were detained at Shahbag police station named Shariful Islam and Mehedi Hasan.

12:00 PM- The first meeting of Dhaka University's (DU) highest policymaking forum syndicate ended without a decision. The members are then at the residence of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) for the second meeting.

 

 

In the face of the agitation, on October 4, 2018, the government issued a circular canceling the quota system in government jobs from 9th to 13th grade. At that time, the quota of freedom fighters in government jobs was 30 percent. Besides, there were quotas of 10 percent for women, 10 percent for districts, 5 percent for minorities and 1 percent for disabled. 56 percent in all.

 

In 2021, seven people, including Ahidul Islam, the son of the heroic freedom fighter, filed a writ challenging the validity of the government's circular canceling the quota. The High Court ruled on the preliminary hearing of the writ on December 6, 2021. After the final hearing, the High Court declared the rule absolute on June 5.

 

Later, the petition filed by the state seeking stay of the judgment of the High Court came up for hearing in the full bench of the Appellate Division through the Chamber Court on July 4. The Appellate Division adjourned the hearing when the writ petitioner requested time. In addition, the state party is regularly asked to apply for leave to appeal. In this situation, two students applied on July 9 seeking suspension of the High Court's verdict regarding quota restoration.

 

The appeal filed by the two students and the state went up to the Appellate Division on July 10 for hearing. At the end of the hearing, the Appellate Division ordered the parties to maintain status quo regarding quotas in government jobs. This order is given with some observations and instructions. Referring to this status quo for four weeks, the Appellate Division fixed the next date of hearing on August 7.

 

However, rejecting the court's order, the students are continuing their agitation under the banner of 'anti-discrimination student movement'.

 

Meanwhile, on Sunday (July 14) afternoon, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commented that the grandchildren of freedom fighters will not get quota benefits in government jobs, then will Razakar's grandchildren get it?

 

The Prime Minister's response to the press conference held at the Ganabhaban has since gone viral on Facebook, saying that 'the agitators are the grandchildren of Razakar'. In view of which, the students of Dhaka University protested throughout the night by calling themselves 'Rajakar'.

 

After that, on Monday and Tuesday, quota reform activists clashed with Chhatra League leaders and activists in different parts of the country including DU. At least six people were killed and hundreds were injured.

 

In memory of those killed in the quota reform movement, the students organized funeral processions and coffin processions across the country on Wednesday. The program is scheduled to be held on Wednesday (July 17) at 2 pm at the Dhaka University campus.