All the latest updates about the protests in Bangladesh.
  • PeaceOPEnglish
    15•3 months ago

    This happened 30 minutes ago and details may change rapidly over the next few hours. See the link above. I’m not in Bangladesh. I hear that people in the country are relieved, and cautiously optimistic.

    Key points:

    • PM has resigned
    • local media reports she fled the country
    • protestors stormed her compound
    • interim government is being created

    Statement by Chief of Army Staff

    • representatives from all major parties were present in discussions for interim government
    • army will begin investigations on all deaths and crimes during the protest. This should include the extrajudicial killings

    Concerns

    • fear of violence against the supporters of the ruling party
    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      18•3 months ago

      Also worth pasting Al Jazeera’s timeline of events before it gets pushed way too down via updates:

      Timeline: How the unrest began

      • Students began protesting last month when a controversial government job quota system that favoured children of war veterans was reinstated by the High Court.
      • The government responded by shutting down universities and using the police and military to crack down on protesters.
      • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew and cut off access to phones and the internet.
      • Some 200 people, mostly students, were killed. Thousands were arrested.
      • On July 21, Bangladesh’s top court stepped in, ruling that the quotas should be scaled back from 30 percent to 5 percent, with 3 percent for relatives of veterans.
      • Last week, demonstrations resumed with protesters issuing new demands, including bringing justice and accountability for those killed and for Hasina to step down.
      • The prime minister had pledged a strong response, calling the demonstrators criminals and saboteurs.