Greater than 80 folks, together with not less than 13 police personnel, are mentioned to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, based on media experiences. Authorities have imposed a curfew and restricted web entry.
A police station in Sirajganj district, about 100 kilometres (62.5 miles) northwest of the capital, Dhaka, was additionally attacked.
The renewed violence follows huge protests in July by college students towards the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, wherein greater than 200 folks have been reportedly killed.
No less than 32 kids have been amongst these killed final month.
March on capital deliberate Monday
Volker Türk, UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced deep concern over the scenario, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League occasion referred to as up towards the protesters.
“I’m deeply anxious that there will likely be additional lack of life and wider destruction. I enchantment urgently to the political management and to the safety forces to abide by their obligations to guard the precise to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he mentioned in a assertion.
He underscored the significance of accountability for human rights violations, together with for these with superior and command duty.
“The worldwide group should make it clear that at this pivotal time, there will likely be no impunity.”
Stop suppression of discontent
Excessive Commissioner Türk additionally referred to as on the Authorities to stop concentrating on these taking part peacefully within the protest motion, in addition to instantly launch these arbitrarily detained.
Alongside, full Web entry should be restored and circumstances created for significant dialogue.
“The persevering with effort to suppress well-liked discontent, together with by means of the extreme use of pressure, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk mentioned.
