Police detained several protesters who had gathered at Dhaka’s Purana Paltan at noon on Monday as part of their scheduled demonstration.
The protesters were rallying against the detention of several coordinators of the quota reform movement by the Detective Branch (DB) of police and the “pressure put on them to withdraw their ongoing movement.”
Additional gatherings of protesters were reported at the Mirpur 10 intersection and Rajshahi University.
On Sunday night, Nahid Islam, a coordinator of the quota reform movement, announced in a video message, while in DB custody, the withdrawal of their protest programs.
Despite this announcement, students from several universities, including Dhaka University, issued statements vowing to continue their protests until their nine-point demands are met.