Greater than 80 folks, together with at the very least 13 police personnel, are mentioned to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in response to 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 folks had been reportedly killed.
No less than 32 youngsters had 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 social gathering known as up in opposition to the protesters.
“I’m deeply anxious that there will probably 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 suitable to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he mentioned in a press release.
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 probably be no impunity.”
Stop suppression of discontent
Excessive Commissioner Türk additionally known as on the Authorities to stop focusing on these collaborating 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 mentioned.
