Bangladesh mourning quota protest deaths

Mourning day is being observed across the country on Tuesday for those who died during students’ demonstrations for quota reform last week.

The decision came at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Monday.

The meeting also adopted a condolence proposal over the causalities amid the countrywide mayhem.

Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain briefed reporters at Bangladesh Secretariat about the outcomes of the cabinet meeting.

Prayers will be offered in mosques, temples, pagodas and churches alongside wearing black badges, he added.

In the meeting, Home Minister Asaduzzzaman Khan placed a report about the situation created in the country centering the quota movement, he said.

Replying to a question, the Cabinet Secretary said the home minister informed the meeting that the death toll has increased to 150 in the violence.

Earlier, the home minister said a total of 147 people died during the violence surrounding the quota reform protests.