Quota Reform Movement

TDS Desk:

The students and job seekers, who have been waging a movement seeking reform in the quota system in government jobs, observing a “complete shutdown” across the country on Thursday.

They asked to close everything except the hospitals and other emergency services.

The demonstrating students and job seekers are observing the programme protesting the condemnable attack on the peaceful movement of students that killed at least six people.

TEENAGE BOY KILLED DURING VIOLENCE JATRABARI

An 18-year-old boy has reportedly been killed during a clash between quota-reform protesters and riot police in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, hospital sources said on Thursday.

Official confirmation of the death was not immediately available.

The victim has been identified as a Siam, from Charfashion of Bhola who resided in Matuail, Jatrabari, and worked at a battery shop in Gulistan.

POLICE CLASH WITH STUDENTS IN MERUL BADDA

Police clashed with protesting students in front of BRAC University at Merul Badda in the capital. The clash took place at around 11:15 pm.

When the students started gathering in front of BRAC University, the police tried to disperse the protesters by throwing tear gas. At present, the traffic is stopped in Merul Badda area.

NO VEHICLES PLYING IN CITY’S SHANIR AKHRA, KAZLA, RAYERBAG

People were seen walking towards their destination in the capital’s Shanir Akhra and Kazla areas in the morning. Vehicles were not being allowed to move in the Rayerbag-Kadamtali area of the city.

The Dhaka-bound buses from the southern part of the country had to stop at the Signboard area of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj due to the barricades set up there. The passengers were seen heading towards their destinations with luggage by foot.

CU STUDENTS REFUSE TO LEAVE HALLS, TIME EXTENDED TILL 10:00AM

Most of the residential students of Chittagong University refused to leave the halls on Wednesday even after the directive from the administration to vacate halls. Later, the CU administration extended  time till 10 am on Thursday.

According to the decision of the CU syndicate meeting, the university was declared closed indefinitely and the female students were instructed to leave the halls by 6:00 pm on Wednesday (July 17) and the male students by 9:30 pm. The provosts were also instructed to seal all the rooms after the students left the halls.