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The problems of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh do not seem to be decreasing. Tension spread across the country once again on Saturday. Protesters surrounded the main roads of Dhaka. Along with this, the leaders of the student movement refused the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for talks. Two people died and more than 100 were injured when protests broke out again on Friday. Since then, the atmosphere there has changed once again.
Recently, violent clashes took place in Bangladesh between the police and mainly protesting students, who were demanding the abolition of the controversial quota system. For the relatives of ex-servicemen who fought the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, up to 30 percent reservation was given in government jobs under this quota system. People present on the spot said that the protesting students blocked the main roads of Dhaka, due to which the traffic there came to a complete standstill.
What did Prime Minister Hasina say?
Officials said that security forces have been ordered to keep a strict vigil as the protesters took out a rally at various places in the city. On Friday, Prime Minister Hasina had appealed to the agitating students to meet her at her official residence Ganabhaban to take forward the talks to end the violence over the quota system in government jobs. She had said that if the student leaders want, they can come to me for talks, they can also bring their parents with them at any time.
Police officers suspended
According to sources in the ruling Awami League, three leaders of the party have been assigned the task of communicating with the coordinators of the anti-reservation movement and convincing them. Meanwhile, two police officers were suspended by the higher authorities for their right conduct. In fact, these officers had fired the bullets in which Abu Saeed, a student of Northwestern Rangpur University, died. Due to which the anger of the students increased further.
