Over 114 killed as mass student protests sweep Bangladesh

Bangladesh is under a strict 'shoot at sight' curfew this weekend following clashes between police and demonstrators that have left more than a 114 people dead.

Internet and mobile services have been blocked since Thursday as the authorities seek to quell the unrest.

Protests started a few weeks ago, with students venting their anger about a policy which reserves a third of government jobs for relatives of those who fought for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

Warning, this report contains distressing images.

[ilovebd]

How much blood does Hasina want?

There is no account of how many hundreds of people were killed in 3/4 days.

[dunyaveahireticinfaydalbil]

The report did not get into the details of the quota in Bangladesh.
- 30% Quota reserved for liberation war fighters, their children, their grandchildren. (the issue of grandchildren is objected to). 53 years of liberation war has most likely made most of the children ineligible to apply with 30 years of maximum age for application.
In addition, Many fake liberation war certificates have been issued by this regime to benefit their party sympathizers and members.
-Other quotas reserve positions for women (10 percent), backward districts that are considered marginalized (10 percent), minorities such as the Indigenous population (5 percent), and people with physical disabilities (1 percent).

[kikerr]

Disgusting police who did that to that kid. No value for human life that they swore to protect as a police officer. A stain to the vow and the badge. Go work in construction or maintennce or something.

[RejaulKarim-zppy]

As a student living outside Bangladesh now, I can't contact my friends and family. My father is in hospital, my friends were injured in the protest. My beloved Dhaka University and almost all educational institutes in Bangladesh were attacked by police, BGB, and the Student League (student wing of Al), which caused unprecedented suffering to protesters. I wish this regime ended here; they don't deserve to be in power after killing innocent people who just asked to repair the unfair quota system. We need to rebuild a broken democratic system from scratch; there is no alternative if we really want a stable and prosperous Bangladesh.

[ubs]

It's been more than 48 hours without a broadband connection in Bangladesh. We're struggling to communicate with our family. Direct calls are dropping making it almost impossible to understand even a sentence; even messages are not being delivered today. The ruling government has violated International human rights law under many articles including using helicopters to drop tear gas & shoot targeting protesters, and cutting off users from internet access. This autocratic government should receive condemnation from all countries without further delay.

[mdriydolislam]

Plz 🙏 support our students. Bangladesh.
Not government

[MohammadShafat-gdgb]

Sheikh hasina is evil and killing innocent people of Bangladesh. The country has no internet over 72 hours they are in danger please we need help from the world. 😢

[shuvomolla]

I am Bangladeshi but I live in Saudi Arabia..I can't communicate 4 days with my family 😢 internet service shutdown there.

[owtnerdy]

The bigger question is why are they rioting in London about it?

[Revenant]

Free Free Bangladesh!!!! STOP the GENOCIDE!!!!

[helalchowdhury]

Im from the UK. My family members are in danger in Bangladesh. Please save people there

[randyschwaggins]

If Bangladesh had huge oil reserves or was strategically important for the US/NATO we would be hearing so much more about this

[j.r]

What also do we expect from a prime minister who elected without people votes?

[MontySmethurst]

What about the Bangladeshi protests in east London. Would be interested to hear about that if you have more footage

[alamkhan]

Many students of Bangladesh have been killed by the current government of Sheikh Hasina. We want justice for this. We want the resignation of Sheikh Hasina

[db]

Very sad and shocking. United nation and European Union should take some action to save Bangladeshi people please

[riazhossainadil]

BREAKING: Curfew imposed in Bangladesh:
Curfew has been imposed across the countryWe need support from international media.😭😭😭🇧🇩👏
#SaveBangladeshiStudents
#SaveBanglashiStudents
#DhakaUniversityUnderAttack
#DUUnderAttack
#QuotaReformMovement
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#no_more_quotha
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#save_students #bangladesh_quotha
#raselhasanrayhan
#focus_on_bangladesh
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#Bbcnews #CNN #TheWashingtonPost
#TheNewYorkTimes #TheGuardian
#BBC #AlJazeeraEnglish #TheWallStreetJournal
#CNBC #DhruvRathee #UnitedNations #NewYorkTimesOpinion
#ABCNews #NewYorkPost #ProjectNightfall

[strangestuff]

Leave these Kids alone - Fascist government & Police - Free Bangladesh - Free Palestine

[ozdvgIz]

I am Bangladeshi and I believe the job quota must be reformed but I do not agree with the violence by the students and the police!! Plz we need a peaceful way to reform🙏

[discovery-dxry]

We are with the students. It is unfair to keep 56% of the jobs for less than 1% of the people who contributed 53 years before. #savebangladeshistudents