875 people were killed during the anti-discrimination student movement from July 16 to August 5 and subsequently injured from September 9 to September. More than 30 thousand were injured in this movement. Human rights organization ‘Human Rights Support Society’ (HRSS) said this.
HRSS has highlighted this information in a press release sent to the media on Friday (September 13) night.
The report states that this report has been prepared by analyzing the data sent by 12 national dailies, HRSS’s data-research unit and volunteers from across the country.
According to the report, 77 percent of the victims died of gunshot wounds.
The report also said that a total of 772 people have received information about the manner of death. Most of them 599 people or 77 percent were shot dead. 61 (8 percent) died of burns. 85 people (11 percent) were beaten to death. 27 (4 percent) died of other causes.
According to HRSS, the age, occupation, cause of death of some of the deceased have been analysed. It said 327 people died from July 16 to August 3, and 548 from August 4 to September 9 (many died later while undergoing treatment).
A whopping 77 percent of those killed were shot. 53 percent of those killed were between the ages of 19 and 30. And by the age of 30, the death rate stands at 70 percent. Students accounted for the highest number of casualties, at 52 percent. Most were killed in shootings and police attacks.
According to reports in the HRSS, the Chhatra League was ordered to attack the agitating students. Along with the police, RAB, Ansar, SWAT, BGB and army were deployed. Law enforcers used lethal weapons like helicopter gunships, tear gas shells, AK assault rifles on the protesting students.
(Dhaka Times/September 14/SIS)
Source: www.dhakatimes24.com
