Authorities close schools and universities, block internet access and impose a shoot-on-sight curfew
Black smoke rises from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University during clashes between protesters and Awami League members. Photograph: Monirul Alam/EPAA new round of violence in Bangladesh has left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists.
Protesters called for “non-co-operation”, urging people not to pay taxes and utility bills and stay off work on Sunday, a working day in Bangladesh. Offices, banks and factories opened, while commuters in Dhaka and other cities faced challenges getting to work. Protesters attacked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, a major public hospital in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area, torching several vehicles.
Junior minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said mobile internet and messaging services were off to help prevent violence. The government also announced a holiday from Monday to Wednesday, and courts will remain closed for an indefinite period. As violence crested, the country’s supreme court scaled back the quota system to 5 per cent of jobs, with 3 per cent for relatives of veterans, but protests have continued, demanding accountability for violence the demonstrators blame on the government’s use of excessive force.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the main opposition party, repeated a call for the government to step down to stop the chaos.
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