Quota protest: Students gather at DU’s TSC

Students began gathering in front of Raju Sculpture adjacent to Dhaka University’s TSC on Monday noon, protesting remarks made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a press conference on Sunday.

Students from different educational institutions, including Dhaka University and its affiliated colleges, started joining the demonstration.

However, some protestors alleged that when some quota activists were coming to join the rally from Eden Mohila College, some BCL leaders of the college unit obstructed them by locking the gate, triggering a clash around 12:30 pm.

Later they came out of the college with the help of some Dhaka College students.

Students of Dhaka University and other universities and colleges across the country erupted in protest late Sunday night, sparked by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's criticism of the movement opposing the reinstatement of quotas in government jobs.

Students from Dhaka University, responding to a call from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, took to the streets in a protest march at around 10.45 pm. Students from all residential halls, including the women's halls, participated in the march.

Earlier in the afternoon, during a press conference at Ganabhaban regarding her visit to China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticised those opposing the quota for freedom fighters.