At least 35 students were detained from Khulna city’s Royal and Moilapotha intersections during their attempt to organize a procession in support of the ‘March for Justice’ programme to press home their nine-point demand. 

In this incident, at least 20 people were also injured.

The protesters started gathering at the intersections responding to their programme around 12:30pm.

At one stage, police began chasing them while a group of protesters took position inside Ahsanullah College after locking the entrance.

But breaking open it, police detained over 35 protesters from the college, said witnesses.

Around 1:30pm, a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists equipped with sticks took out a procession from Dalmill intersection while police chased them assuming to be protesters, they said.

According to witnesses and the police, on Tuesday night, the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement announced the withdrawal of the programme in a meeting with local politicians and administration.

In the morning, a section of the students alleged that the announcement was taken forcibly so they could not abide by the promise.

BDST: 1839 HRS, JULY 31, 2024
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