July uprising injured return to hospitals from CA residence road after assurance from Hasnat
Highlights:
- Those injured during July uprising -- who have been protesting for two days -- break barricade in front of chief adviser's residence
- They made 7 demands, including proper treatment, rehabilitation and state recognition
- They want written assurances that demands will be met
- Student committee convener Hasnat Abdullah has assured them of looking into their demands
- He will have a meeting at the Secretariat in this regard
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2:37am
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Those injured in the July uprising have begun returning to hospitals, leaving their positions in front of the CA's Jamuna residence.
They began to leave around 2:00am at the request of Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the anti-discrimination student movement.
Earlier, the injured made seven demands, which Hasnat heard.
He expressed solidarity with the demands of the injured and analysed each of the issues.
He outlined how each of the demands could be met.
He also said he would go to the Secretariat this week to ensure proper treatment and rehabilitation of the injured.
He said three representatives would go with him, names of whom would be finalised this evening.
1:49am
Hasnat Abdullah has spoken to the gathered protesters.
He expressed disappointment and admitted some failures.
He said deposed Hasina would be brought to justice.
He asked whether the police had tried to remove protesters when they blockaded roads throughout the day, after which they said they were not bothered.
Protesters asked him to issue a statement centring their demands and to provide assurances.
He also reminded everyone that Hasina and Awami League would not be coming back.
1:37am
Protesters have surrounded Hasnat Abdullah.
They are chanting slogans against him. There are reports that a few protesters may have been injured in clashes with police, but this cannot be verified.
Hasnat is surrounded by his fellows, who have formed a protective circle around him.
What has happened so far
A group of those injured during the July-August revolution, who had earlier blocked city roads, have reached the residence of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Minto Road in the capital after breaking through a police barricade.
Hasnat Abdullah, the convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Committee, arrived at midnight to calm the protesters.
The commotion, however, has meant he has not been able to speak to them yet.
Around 200 protesters, including injured individuals and their families, staged a sit-in protest near NITOR, commonly known as Pangu Hospital, blocking routes from Shishu Mela to Agargaon and Mirpur Road.
Several protesters vented anger, saying they were not receiving proper treatment even though they sustained severe injuries, including some who lost vision in one eye and others in both. They now demand the government gives them written assurances that their demands will be met.
Meanwhile, some of the injured have also complained that the student movement coordinators were busy forming political parties instead of communicating with the families of those injured.
They also questioned the government's "lack of efforts" in rehabilitating the injured.
They have been protesting since Saturday, demanding proper treatment, rehabilitation and state recognition.
After leaving Agargaon earlier today, they headed towards CA's Jamuna residence.
They reached Shahbagh around 7:30pm, where they faced police barricade.
They broke the barricade around 12:15am. The protesters were still at the spot till filing of this report after 1:20am.
