New Delhi. The Bangladesh government has declared a national curfew and announced plans to deploy the army to deal with student protests, which have so far killed 105 people. Of the 8,500 Indian students present in the country, 978 have been evacuated so far. Also read: Food department raids KFC, Pizza Hutt and Momos Adda: Veg and non-veg found in the same freezer…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government has announced a nationwide curfew in Bangladesh. Along with this, the deployment of military forces has been ordered to maintain law and order. The government has deployed police and paramilitary forces across the capital to close the campuses and prevent protests. Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has said that currently about 15,000 Indians, including 8,500 students, are living there and all of them are safe.
In fact, the protesters are demanding the abolition of the quota system in Bangladesh, under which 30% reservation was given to the families of veterans who fought in the country’s independence war against Pakistan in 1971. They believe that the quota system is discriminatory and benefits supporters of Hasina, whose Awami League party led the independence movement. They want a merit-based system instead.
