Quota reform activists have announced a 'March for Justice' program on Wednesday, July 31. This demonstration will take place across the country's educational institutions, court premises, and main roads, based on a 9-point demand list.
The announcement came through a press release signed by Abdul Hannan Masood, the coordinator of the 'Anti-discrimination Student Movement' leading the quota reform initiative, on Tuesday evening, July 30. With the easing of a nationwide curfew, the 'March for Justice' is set to be their most prominent demonstration yet.
The press release stated, "In protest of the massacres, false propaganda, attacks, cases, and disappearances of students and citizens nationwide, and to demand justice based on a United Nations investigation and our 9-point demands, the 'March for Justice' will be held in courts, campuses, and on main roads this Wednesday."
Students and the general public are invited to join the program on Wednesday at approximately 12:30 PM.
### Their 9-Point Demands:
1. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must publicly apologize to the nation for the responsibility of student deaths.
2. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and Law Minister Anisul Haque should resign from their positions due to the student killings by law enforcement and Awami League affiliates.
3. The DIG, Police Commissioner, and Superintendent of Police, including those in Dhaka, should be dismissed from their duties.
4. The Vice-Chancellors and proctors of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, and Rajshahi University must resign.
5. The policemen who shot at students and the terrorists, including those from Chhatra League and Jubo League, who ordered and executed the attacks on students should be arrested and charged with murder.
6. Compensation should be paid to the families of all students and citizens who were killed or injured nationwide.
7. In all educational institutions, including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Chittagong University, and Rajshahi University, party-based student politics should be banned, including the terrorist organization Chhatra League, and a student council should be implemented.
8. All educational institutions and halls should be reopened immediately.
9. Students involved in the quota reform movement should be protected from any form of academic or administrative harassment.
### National Mourning in Memory of the Victims
On Tuesday, July 30, Bangladesh observed a day of mourning for those killed during the recent student agitation demanding quota reform. People wore black badges in memory of the deceased, and special prayers were held in mosques, temples, and shrines.
At a press briefing at the Secretariat on Monday, July 29, Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain announced the nationwide day of mourning, which was approved in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal reported that 147 people were killed in the violence related to the quota reform movement. He stated this at a press briefing at the Secretariat on Sunday, July 28, noting that the dead included police officers, Awami League leaders and activists, students, and various professionals.
Prothom Alo, in their July 29 online edition, reported that their calculations put the death toll at 211. The AFP news agency reported on July 30 that at least 206 people have died in the recent violence. Reuters, in their July 26 report, estimated the death toll at at least 150.
The 'March for Justice' aims to address these grievances and push for systemic reforms, reflecting the urgency and widespread support for the quota reform movement across Bangladesh.
