6 killed in Bangladesh during protest against job quota

At least six people were killed and scores were injured on Tuesday as students’ protests against the job quota across Bangladesh turned deadly amid attacks by police and ruling party supporters on protesters, reported New Age, a leading English Language daily published from Dhaka.

Students from schools and private universities joined public university and college students in the protest on the day, paralysing road and rail communications across the country.

Three deaths were reported in Chattogram, two in Dhaka, and one in Rangpur during daylong violence that also left about 500 injured in different public universities and colleges.

Clashes erupted on Tuesday as students and protesters returned to the street, in some places ready to fight back if attacked.

Amid escalating violence, the government deployed Border Guard Bangladesh in Dhaka, Chattogram, Bogura, Rajshahi, and Rangpur to maintain law and order, said an official of the paramilitary force.

The authorities also declared universities, high schools and colleges closed for an indefinite period, considering the safety of students.