2024-07-30 13:52:29
A day of mourning will be observed on Tuesday (July 30) in memory of the members of the law enforcement agencies and other victims of the quota reform movement.
This approval was given in the Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s office on Monday (July 29). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary in the briefing at the Secretariat. Mahbub Hossain gave this information.
Mahbub Hossain said, a report was presented by the Home Minister in the (cabinet meeting) which created the situation with the anti-quota movement. Other ministers also presented detailed information on their behalf. After reviewing the information there, the Cabinet took two decisions. One is to accept a condolence proposal for those who were killed in this movement. That proposal has been formally taken up. And the second one that has been done will be observed nationwide on Tuesday.
He further said that black batch will be held as part of mourning. Prayers will be offered in mosques, temples-churches-pagodas.
The continuous movement of students to demand quota reform began on July 1. On July 15, after the clashes surrounding the students’ movement in Dhaka University, protests spread almost all over the country. From the next day, attacks, clashes, violence, vandalism, arson and casualties occurred in different parts of the country including Dhaka.