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Kolkata, July 19 (HS). More than 100 Indian students studying medicine are stuck in Bangladesh due to the ongoing nationwide protests against the quota system in government jobs. These students were not allowed to extend their visas and incidents of molestation of several girl students have also been reported at various places. Bangladesh's religious fundamentalist party Jamaat-e-Islami has planned a Palestine-style agreement by holding these students hostage. At present, detailed information is awaited on this.
Amid this crisis situation, more than 202 Indian nationals, mostly students, have returned to India via Dawki Integrated Checkpost in Meghalaya. Of these, 161 students, 63 of them from Meghalaya, were evacuated safely.
The protesters are demanding that the Sheikh Hasina government stop the 30 percent reservation in government jobs for the families of 1971 war veterans. Bangladesh's Supreme Court will hear an appeal against the High Court order to restore this quota on August 07.
The death toll in the anti-quota protests in Dhaka rose to 39 by Friday morning. The violence has shut down television news channels in Bangladesh, disrupted telecommunications services and rendered many newspaper websites and social media accounts inactive.
Student protesters set fire to the building of the national broadcaster a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network's television and appealed to calm the clashes. Several police posts, vehicles and other establishments were also burned. Several Awami League officials were also attacked by students.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all parties to exercise restraint and urged authorities to investigate all violent acts and bring the perpetrators to justice. “Violence is never a solution,” he said.
