Draft:July 2024 Massacre of Bangladesh

The Massacre of July 2024 in Bangladesh

What and why is the Anti - Quota Movement?

In 2018, Bangladeshi students initiated widespread protests demanding the abolition of the quota system for government jobs. This system reserved 56% of positions for various groups, including a 30% quota for descendants of freedom fighters from the 1971 Liberation War. While intended to benefit those who sacrificed for the nation, the quota had been extended to include grandchildren, leading to concerns about fairness and meritocracy. Critics argued that the selection process for freedom fighters was opaque and prone to corruption, resulting in disproportionate representation of this group in government jobs.

Following a court order suspending the quota, the government reinstated it in early July 2024, sparking renewed protests. The situation escalated when the Prime Minister labeled the protesters "Rajakars," a highly derogatory term for collaborators with the Pakistani forces during the Liberation War. This inflammatory rhetoric inflamed public opinion and led to a significant increase in protest participation.

How it became violent?

The protests turned violent as the government deployed security forces, including the police, Border Guard Bangladesh, and the paramilitary Ansar, to quell the demonstrations. The ruling party's student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), was also implicated in attacks on protesters. A nationwide curfew was imposed, accompanied by an internet shutdown, and several protest leaders were detained. These actions sparked widespread condemnation and accusations of human rights abuses.

In describe: The Prime Minister's issuance to protect her autocrat regime firstly she deployed her goons called the Bangladesh Catra League (BCL) which is a murderous student wing of the ruling party AWL (Bangladesh Awami League) who directly hurt the peacefully protesting students with knifes, machetes, sickles, sticks, rods, pipes, swords and even guns in groups. She then deployed the police, BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) alongside with The Ansar Bahini (A defense force) and many more. After she lost the battle with them she directly ordered curfew all over the country for many days straight. Each and every single force was deployed with shoot in sight order. The internet was cut off to stop spreading information. The 6 coordinators of the main protesting group naming themselves " Indiscrimination Student Protest " were caught by the DB police. They were beaten and injected with slow poison. Mass genocide was happening in the darkness of communication. Within the curfew and emergency court was called and the declaration of only 7% quota where the Liberation War Quota was 5% was declared. The student protesters and the government's economy became weak because of the curfew. After the curfew was taken off everything started with a great rage. As there were more than 900 students killed according to the independent investigations. The Government however stated that this are being done by political organizations such as Jamaat-e-Islami and Islamic Chatra Shibir.

Government Statements in the matter:

Obaidul Quader General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and Minister of Road Transport & Bridges:

• 15 June 2024: ‘কোটা সংস্কারের দাবিতে আন্দোলনকারীদের ‘‘রাজাকার’’ স্লোগানের জবাব ছাত্রলীগই দেবে’ = Those who are giving the slogan "Rajakar" in the Quota Reform Movement will be answered by Catra League (BCL)
• 18 July 2024: ‘রাজপথ থেকে পরিস্থিতি মোকাবিলা করতে হবে।’ = The situation should be controlled in the roads.
• 20 July 2024: ‘এটা অবশ্যই কারফিউ। এটা নিয়ম অনুযায়ীই হবে এবং সেটা শুট অ্যাট সাইট হবে।’ = This is obviously curfew. It will be maintained accordingly and that will be shoot at sight.
• 28 July 2024: ‘শ্রীলঙ্কা স্টাইলে গণভবন দখলের ষড়যন্ত্র ছিল’ = It was panned to capture Prime Minister's residence in the SriLankan's style.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak Minister of State for Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology:

• 18 July 2024: ‘মহাখালীতে দুর্বৃত্তদের আগুনে ডেটা সেন্টার পুড়ে গেছে। সেটা ঠিক করার কাজ চলছে। কবে নাগাদ ইন্টারনেট সেবা চালু হবে, তা নির্দিষ্ট করে বলা সম্ভব নয়।’ = The data center in Mohakhali has been burnt by the miscreants. When will the Internet will be available again can't be tell.
• 18 July 2024: 'সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমে স্বার্থান্বেষী মহলের নানা গুজব আর অস্থিতিশীল পরিস্থিতির জন্য সাময়িকভাবে মোবাইল ইন্টারনেট বন্ধ করা হয়েছে' = Because of different selfish people's rumors and the thrumbling situation, the whole countries mobile internet has been turned off.

• 24 July 2024: আমরা রাত নয়টায় ইন্টারনেট বন্ধ করিনি ইন্টারনেট বন্ধ হয়ে গেছে' - We didn't turn the internet off, it shutdown itself.

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury minister of state for shipping of Bangladesh:

• 24 July 2024: ‘আইনশৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনীর ভাবমূর্তি ক্ষুণ্ন করতে আন্দোলনরত শিক্ষার্থীদের ওপর দুর্বৃত্তরা পুলিশ ও অন্যান্য নিরাপত্তা বাহিনীর পোশাক পরে হামলা চালিয়েছে।’ = To damage the image of the law enforcement agencies miscreants have been attacking on the student protesters in disguise of the law enforcement agencies.

Harun-or-Rashid (police officer) Chief of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP):

• 28 July 2024: ‘নিরাপত্তার স্বার্থে আমরা সমন্বয়কদের ডিবি হেফাজতে নিয়েছি।’ = We have the coordinators [of the protest] in DB custody for safety [coordinator's] reasons.

Student believed Martyrs :

Martyrs are the people who scarified themselves in the process. This list is real time updated by the currently published website - কোটা আন্দোলন ২০২৪ (shohid.info)

Student believed Heroes:

Our heroes are the brave people constantly being arrested by the ruling parties polices. This list is constantly updated on- https://arrestedkeno.com

References

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