M Humayun Kabir: The US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday condemned the attacks on the protesting students who took to the streets demanding safe roads and justice for the deaths of their two peers in a road accident at the capital’s Airport Road.
The US Embassy made a statement in this regard published in its official Facebook page yesterday afternoon, reports The Daily Star.
“The peaceful demonstrations of the past week in favor of better vehicle and road safety, led by students and school children across Bangladesh, have united and captured the imagination of the whole country,” the statement read.
It added, “While we do not condone the actions of a few who have engaged in senseless property destruction, including of buses and other vehicles, nothing can justify the brutal attacks and violence over the weekend against the thousands of young people who have been peacefully exercising their democratic rights in supporting a safer Bangladesh.”
The students in Dhaka began their protest programmes on July 29 soon after the accident.
The protests soon spread across the country, also causing uproar in the social media, while transport workers have suspended bus services in all districts fearing vandalism by the demonstrating students.
The students’ protest took a horrifying turn as members of the ruling Awami League’s student wing attacked them at Jhigatola in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi Saturday afternoon injuring hundreds of students.
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