Students protest across Bangladesh, demand military government to go

Students continued their protests across Bangladesh for the second consecutive day demanding reinstatement of democracy and the removal of military-backed interim government.

Dhaka, Aug 21 : Students continued their protests across Bangladesh for the second consecutive day demanding reinstatement of democracy and the removal of military-backed interim government.

Students clashed with riot police in three universities in or near the capital, Dhaka, and in the southern city of Chittagong and Kushtia in the west.

At least 100 students were injured in the clashes, reported the BBC.

The Dhaka University witnessed the worst of the clashes. Students threw stones and set fires across the campus. Police responded by using batons and tear gas.

At least 15 students were injured on Tuesday in the second day of clashes.

The students have set a Wednesday deadline for an army camp at Dhaka University to be disbanded.

The army has kept a low profile during the protests.

A military-backed government has run Bangladesh for the past six months. The government, which has vowed to stamp out corruption, has promised to restore democracy by the end of next year.

But a discontent is growing across the country. The present trouble followed an argument between students and members of an army unit that has been garrisoned at Dhaka University since January.

Defying emergency laws against gatherings and protests, the trouble turned into a full-scale riot.

ANI