Greater than 80 individuals, together with at the least 13 police personnel, are mentioned to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in keeping with media stories. 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 large protests in July by college students towards the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, by which greater than 200 individuals have been reportedly killed.
At the least 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 state of affairs, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League occasion known as up towards the protesters.
“I’m deeply apprehensive that there might 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 appropriate 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 accountability.
“The worldwide group should make it clear that at this pivotal time, there might 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 circumstances created for significant dialogue.
“The persevering with effort to suppress in style discontent, together with by the extreme use of pressure, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk mentioned.
