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“147 people died in violence during quota reform movement”- Asad
“147 people died in violence during quota reform movement”
Dhaka, July 28 - One hundred and forty seven people died in violence during quota reform protests, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday.
“147 deaths have so far been reported and police members, Awami League leaders and activists, students and people of different professions were among the deceased,” he said while talking to reporters at the secretariat.
Further search is underway to determine the death toll.
Police are working to determine how many women, men and people of different professions were among the dead, added the minister.
The students' protests demanding reform in government job quota began on July 1. After the students’ clashes with police and Chhatra League activists on Dhaka University campus on July 15, violence spread across the country.-UNB