Students and jobseekers, who are protesting to reform rather than reinstate the quota system in government jobs, will bring out protest processions and hold rallies at all the educational institutions across the country at 3:00 pm Tuesday.
Nahid Islam, a key organiser and a spokesman for the quota movement, announced the programme at a press briefing in front of Curzon Hall of Dhaka University around 9:30pm on Monday.
The fresh programmes follow Monday`s attack on them by the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling party student front.
At least 297 people including journalists who were injured in an attack on anti-quota protesters allegedly by Chhatra League in Dhaka University.
More than 50 individuals, including a teacher, were injured after activists of ruling party student wing Chhatra League attacked a gathering of the quota reform protesters at Jahangirnagar University on Monday evening.
Chhatra League activists attacked students protesting against the push to restore the quota system at Chittagong University for the second consecutive day, and Sholoshahar Railway Station in Chattogram. Resultant clashes, which began at 4pm on Monday, left at least 10 people, including police, being injured due to stone-throwing and scuffles.
A student supprting the quota protestes were assaulted by Chhatra League in Comilla University.
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