Violent Clashes Erupt Between Students and Security Forces Near Dhaka Secretariat | Video
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The clash involved chases and disruptions, prompting police to intervene in an attempt to restore order. (@ParthAmol/X)
Violent clashes erupted between students and Ansar members in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after a confrontation near the Secretariat, leaving several injured.
Violent clashes erupted between students and Ansar members near the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night, leaving several injured from both sides.
The confrontation began after 9 pm, with students from Dhaka University marching to the Secretariat to confront Ansar members, whom they accused of being “agents of autocracy.”
The clash involved chases and disruptions, prompting police to intervene in an attempt to restore order, Bangladeshi media reported.
More Dhaka Unrest Leaves 50 Injured Following Paramilitary ClashesHundreds of protesting paramilitary personnel clashed with students on Sunday as they sought job regularisation. Police and army forces were deployed to try to calm the situation.
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Earlier in the day, students gathered at the Raju Memorial Sculpture and headed towards the Secretariat following reports that Ansar members were detaining Nahid Islam, an adviser in the interim government, and other coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination movement.
Student Protest Coordinator Hasnat Abdullah blamed former Ansar director general Maj Gen AKM Aminul Haque for prolonging the blockade of the Secretariat, even after the Ansar members’ demands were met. Abdullah called for a rally at the Raju Memorial Sculpture, denouncing the Ansar force as autocratic.
The Ansar members had been protesting for two days, seeking the nationalization of their jobs. They ended their demonstration earlier in the day after receiving assurances from Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the interim government’s adviser for home affairs.
