Tuesday is being marked as a national day of sorrow for the victims of the violence that has become the focal point of the push to modify government employment quotas.
On Monday, the cabinet made the decision.
In addition to holding special prayers in mosques, temples, pagodas, and other places of worship, black badges will be worn in mourning for the deceased.
In this regard, a gazette was also published. It stated that on July 30, mourning will be held nationwide in honor of those who lost their lives as a result of acts of terror, sabotage, arson, looting, and violence committed in the name of the anti-quota campaign.
The government, which obtained its data from different hospitals, regions, and other locations, has officially confirmed 150,000 deaths to date.
In response to a question about the situation, cabinet secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain stated that although the home minister had reported 147 dead, three more deaths had been reported, bringing the total number of fatalities to 150.
266 people, including 66 unidentified, have perished thus far, according to the anti-discriminatory student movement, a platform that led the quota reform effort. On the evening of July 27, Abdul Hannan, one of the platform’s coordinators, emailed the media the list of the deceased.
Prothom Alo reports that, according to sources from many hospitals, individuals transporting dead remains, and surviving family members of the deceased, 211 people have perished in protest and subsequent altercations centered around the quota reform campaign.
