SUNDAY 2:30pm
Thousands of demonstrators blockade the Shahbagh intersection as part of a nationwide demo on Sunday to push the government to meet five demands for reform in the quota system for government jobs.
7:30pmThey are forced to move from Shahbagh to TSC as police start lobbing teargas shells. The law enforcers also charge baton and use water cannons on the crowd.
8:30pmSome protesters trying to flee police assault are given chase near Madhur Canteen by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists, led by DU unit General Secretary Motahar Hossain Prince.
Demonstrators demanding reformation to the quota system are seen running around after police start lobbing teargas shells, charge batons and use water cannons to disperse them on Sunday; April 8, 2018
Dhaka Tribune10:15pmMany Chhatra League leaders and activists are seen at Madhur Canteen preparing for a showdown on the campus.
MONDAY 12:30am
DU Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani tells reporters: “Students should go home right now, and we will discuss the matter and find a solution later. We want a peaceful end to this situation.”
1:45amPushed by police and Chhatra League activists, protesters break into the DU vice-chancellor’s home and vandalize it. They pull out the furniture and set them on fire inside the compound.
Chhatra League DU unit President Abid Al Hasan says miscreants from Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the BNP student wing, are responsible for this.
2:00amAwami League Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanok arrives at Shahbagh and announces that the government will sit down with protesters in the morning.
2:30amMost demonstrators withdraw from the campus after law enforcers push them towards TSC. Some protesters take shelter in Jagannath Hall and Curzon Hall, and the female protesters stay in TSC.
Demonstrators vandalized the home of DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzman in the early hours of Monday, April 9, 2018
Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune3:30amProctor Rabbani goes to TSC to extract the female protesters but they refuse to go with him. DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia reaches TSC.
4:15amPolice, taking position at the Doyel Chattar, lobs teargas shells toward Curzon Hall, forcing demonstrators to withdraw to Shahidullah Hall which is immediately behind.
6amFemale protesters gradually leave TSC.
6:05amChhatra League leaders and activists attack protesters at Shahidullah Hall, injuring one. Protesters push back.
6:15amPolice come to their aid, lobbing teargas shells on the demonstrators in several bouts till almost 7:30am.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman briefs the media at his office on Monday, April 9, 2018
Focus Bangla10amDhaka University VC Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman briefes the press at his office.
11amShadharon Chhatra Odhikar Shongrokkhon Parishad holds a press conference in front of Dhaka University Central Library.
2pmThe demonstrators throw brickbats on police near the Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial sculpture. Police respond with some teargas shells but withdraw from the area.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader chairs a meeting with the quota reform demonstrators at the Secretariat on Monday, April 9, 2018
Courtesy6:30pmAfter a closed-door meeting with a delegation of demonstrators, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader announces to the press that a solution to the protesters’ concerns will be produced by May 7.
Leaders of Bangladesh Shadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad announce to halt their movement for a month. Many protesters reject the move.
7:30pmDemonstrators reject government assurances of giving a decision after examining the existing quota system, and withdraw the halt on their movement, demanding immediate measures from the authorities.
Bangladesh Shadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad Convener Hasan Al Mamun announces resumption of their movement at Dhaka University's TSC intersection on Monday, April 9, 2018
Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune9:30pmAfter daylong protests on DU campus, protesters postpone demonstrations for the night, announcing they would gather at TSC at 11am on Tuesday to carry on their movement.
**A total of 161 protestors were injured in the clashes that took place at Dhaka University campus on Sunday. At least 50 protestors were detained.
**At least 35 students of Jahangirnagar University have been injured during protest programs on their campus on Monday.
Demonstrators demanding reformation to the quota system are seen running around after police start lobbing teargas shells, charge batons and use water cannons to disperse them on Sunday; April 8, 2018 Dhaka Tribune10:15pmMany Chhatra League leaders and activists are seen at Madhur Canteen preparing for a showdown on the campus.
Demonstrators vandalized the home of DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzman in the early hours of Monday, April 9, 2018 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune3:30amProctor Rabbani goes to TSC to extract the female protesters but they refuse to go with him. DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia reaches TSC.4:15amPolice, taking position at the Doyel Chattar, lobs teargas shells toward Curzon Hall, forcing demonstrators to withdraw to Shahidullah Hall which is immediately behind.6amFemale protesters gradually leave TSC.6:05amChhatra League leaders and activists attack protesters at Shahidullah Hall, injuring one. Protesters push back.6:15amPolice come to their aid, lobbing teargas shells on the demonstrators in several bouts till almost 7:30am.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman briefs the media at his office on Monday, April 9, 2018 Focus Bangla10amDhaka University VC Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman briefes the press at his office.11amShadharon Chhatra Odhikar Shongrokkhon Parishad holds a press conference in front of Dhaka University Central Library.2pmThe demonstrators throw brickbats on police near the Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial sculpture. Police respond with some teargas shells but withdraw from the area.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader chairs a meeting with the quota reform demonstrators at the Secretariat on Monday, April 9, 2018 Courtesy6:30pmAfter a closed-door meeting with a delegation of demonstrators, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader announces to the press that a solution to the protesters’ concerns will be produced by May 7.
Leaders of Bangladesh Shadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad announce to halt their movement for a month. Many protesters reject the move.7:30pmDemonstrators reject government assurances of giving a decision after examining the existing quota system, and withdraw the halt on their movement, demanding immediate measures from the authorities.
Bangladesh Shadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad Convener Hasan Al Mamun announces resumption of their movement at Dhaka University's TSC intersection on Monday, April 9, 2018 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune9:30pmAfter daylong protests on DU campus, protesters postpone demonstrations for the night, announcing they would gather at TSC at 11am on Tuesday to carry on their movement.
**A total of 161 protestors were injured in the clashes that took place at Dhaka University campus on Sunday. At least 50 protestors were detained.
**At least 35 students of Jahangirnagar University have been injured during protest programs on their campus on Monday.