Violent protests in Bangladesh.

Violence broke out in many places including the capital Dhaka during a student protest in Bangladesh on Thursday demanding improvement in reservation for government jobs. At least 18 more people died and more than 2,500 people were injured in this. With this, the death toll has risen to 25 since the protests began. Eyewitnesses said that the protesters surrounded the government Bangladesh Television building in Dhaka's Rampura area and damaged its front part. Also, many vehicles parked there were set on fire. Due to this, many employees including journalists got trapped there.

In fact, university students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for several days against the system of reserving some jobs for relatives of war heroes who fought for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

More than 2500 people were injured

Meanwhile, at least 18 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured in clashes across the country between protesters, law enforcement agencies and people of the ruling party. Major clashes between protesters and police took place in the North area of ​​the capital where many private universities are located.

Most of the dead were students

Officials did not immediately release the identities of those killed, but reports suggest that most of the dead are students. Earlier, six people died on Tuesday. At the same time, another death was reported last night, taking the total number of deaths to 25 since the protests began more than a week ago.

Metro rail closed inside the capital

The escalating violence forced authorities to shut down railway services to and from Dhaka as well as metro rail inside the capital from Thursday afternoon. The official news agency reported that the government has ordered an internet shutdown to thwart the protesters. Along with this, paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh personnel have been deployed across the country, including the capital. After several days of demonstrations and violent clashes that left at least seven people dead, the protesters decided to impose a complete shutdown in the country last night.

Paramilitary forces deployed on the streets

Government offices and banks remained open across the country as paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), anti-riot police and the elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were deployed on the streets of Dhaka and other major cities, but attendance was thin due to limited transport. Many offices asked their employees to work from home.

Talks with protesting students

Bus services between Dhaka and the rest of the country also remained suspended and people stayed indoors. The protesters say that due to the current reservation system, a large number of meritorious students are being deprived of government services. Law Minister Anisul Haque said that the government has decided to hold a meeting with the protesting students for talks. He said that whenever they agree, we will hold a meeting.

Constitution of a judicial inquiry committee

The law minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday formed a judicial inquiry committee headed by High Court judge Khondker Diliruzzaman to investigate the violence. Protesters accused the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling party, of attacking their peaceful protest with the support of the police.