Indian embassy in Bangladesh issues advisory for citizens in wake of anti-quota protests
Indian embassy on Thursday issued an advisory for its citizens in Bangladesh after the students' protest intensified over the government jobs quota.
Student protesters in Bangladesh have been demanding an end to quotas for government jobs and have called for a nationwide shutdown following deadly clashes this week that resulted in six deaths and hundreds of injuries.
Angered by high youth unemployment, with nearly 32 million out of work or education among a population of 170 million, the students have pressed for the abolition of a quota of 30% reservations for the families of freedom fighters.
The Indian embassy said, «In view of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Indian community members and members and the Indian students residing in Bangladesh are advised to avoid travel and minimize their movement outside their living premises.»
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The embassy has also given multiple 24-Hour Emergency numbers for any assistance. High Commission of India, Dhaka
+880-1937400591 and Assistant High Commission of India, Chittagong +880-1814654797 / +880-1814654799.
Meanwhile, the protests are the first significant challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government since she won a fourth straight term in January in an election boycotted by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
In an address to the nation on Wednesday, Hasina promised her government would set up a judicial panel to investigate the deaths after police fired bullets and tear gas to
