For those of you who don’t know Bangladesh, it is a small country right beside India and Myanmar.
I am a Citizen of Bangladesh
This is a plea for help.
On 29th of July 2018, 7 school going students were killed by a reckless bus driver. The students protested with slogans on the same bus stand.
Since then All students of Bangladesh are protesting for safer roads and more strict regulations.
Their intention was never to harm even a single person. Neither it is now.
But today POLICE AND PEOPLE OF CHHATRO LEAGUE(a student council that’s controlled by the government) tortured students with tear shell, they beat students brutally and raped the female students (on 4th August 2018). The students are trying to defend themselves with sticks and tree branches that they’ve found on the streets.
Till now 4 students have been murdered and other 4 female students have been raped. 2 students lost their eye. And the Government is sitting there silent.
WE NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE.
LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN BANGLADESH.
WE DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALLY FACEBOOK(that’s our primary social platform) AND WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF INTERNATIONAL HELP. PLEASE HELP US,PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS. WE ARE IN DANGER.
If you can’t do anything else,please signal boost this.
I will keep reblogging this until someone notices
A student being carried after being tortured
Police uniting against the students
One of the students whose eyes got clawed by Chhatro League. They had to use our flag to stop bleeding.
I can’t share all of it, we are being watched and Tumblr has its policies. Please help us as much as you can.
UPDATE:
No medical college/hospital is accepting students. They are suffering without proper medical attention. Only one medical was providing medical support, now they too have stopped. A doctor said (*this is not confirmed*) that at least 150 girls are still being held as hostages in the party office of the ruling party.
Another student who’s eye was clawed out
UPDATE:
There are some people dressed as student going in the movement and spreading rumours/false news that nothing happened/everything is normal. Govt. is saying that any news of violence is rumour. A journalist (wishes to stay anonymous) said she herself helped AT LEAST 50 students last night(4th August) who were trapped in various places, and the kids are traumatized after watching their friends get murdered by BCL. BCL is attacking anyone in a school dress/carrying a school bag. Bus drivers are a strike because “they need safety” (ironic). Anyone saying “nothing happened” is lying.
UPDATE:
very few children were in road today (5th August), mostly because they are TRAUMATIZED after watching their classmates die/getting beaten. Many university students continued the movement in their respective university area. Till now, BCL attacked students in two different areas (Uttara and Raampura) but failed to do anything because of the unity of students. They chased BCL away. Cellular data service is still unavailable. Government has not said anything about violence, they are telling people that everything that happened yesterday are nothing but rumours. They have made some changes in the law and added 5 more points but truth be told,everybody knows its just a bait,just an attempt to silence people. Nas daily shared our news today. Please bring as much attention as you can.
I forgot to add something. Someone from the government said “we will have everything under control within Sunday” on 3rd August and that’s what they did. They used their force to beat people and to have everything under control. There are new of reporters getting beaten because they were trying to take photos.
WARNING : TRIGGERING CONTENT
He is a freelance reporter. I am ashamed but I have to share news. Just look at this. I’m tired.
Everyone who reblogged and helped us,you are heroes. We,the people of our country love you with all our hearts for your support. You helped us reach international media.❤❤❤
now to the point. An emergency ward doctor said they treated more than 115 students last night,some of whom had injuries consisted with rubber bullets. (Source : Aljazeerah).
Varsity students rallied from Science Lab to Jigatola (the place where “incidents” happened yesterday).
See the crowd???
But they are not letting people record anything,keep any kind of proof.
I hope my voice reaches to everyone,I hope I am able to help.
UPDATE:
Students of all public universities have decided to boycott classes, and most of the private varsities have cancelled their classes. Most of the actual news aren’t even reaching to us as the cellular data service is unavailable till now. This country is going through a dark period. God help us all,may all our brothers and sisters be safe.
UPDATE:
Internationally renowned photographer Dr. Shahidul Alam, Managing Director, Drik, was forcibly abducted from his house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka after 10pm on 5 Aug 2018. According to security guards of the apartment building and other eyewitness reports, there were roughly 30 to 35 men, in plain clothes, who claimed to be from the Detective Branch (DB), who went upstairs, brought down Dr Alam, who was screaming as he was forcibly pushed into the waiting car, a HiAce, with the words Popular Life Insurance, written on the outside. They taped up the CCTV camera, and took away the CCTV camera footage. The guards were manhandled and locked up. His partner Rahnuma Ahmed, was in a neigbouring flat, raced downstairs on hearing the scream, but the car carrying him and two other cars waiting outside, sped away.
He just did an interview with aljazeerah about the situation of Bangladesh,and they silenced him. Will we ever get justice?
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This is important. Kids are dying because all they wanted was their safety
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