Greater than 80 individuals, together with at the least 13 police personnel, are stated to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in line with 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 in opposition to the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, wherein greater than 200 individuals have been reportedly killed.
Not less than 32 youngsters 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 known as up in opposition to the protesters.
“I’m deeply nervous that there will likely be additional lack of life and wider destruction. I attraction 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 stated 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 known 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 situations created for significant dialogue.
“The persevering with effort to suppress standard discontent, together with by way of the extreme use of drive, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk stated.
