|| By Santosh
New violence has broken out in Bangladesh between police and demonstrators who are calling for justice for those who have been affected by recent violent protests.
Police in the northeastern city of Sylhet were forced to use tear gas on Wednesday due to protestor attacks, according to an official. There were reports of clashes in several locations, including the capital, Dhaka.
In the unrest in July, almost 200 people have died, primarily as a result of police opening fire. There have apparently been close to 10,000 arrests.
Images supplied to news outlets from the southern city of Barisal depict police blocking protests and removing demonstrators—many of whom are women—while dressed in riot gear and brandishing batons.
The Students Against Discrimination campaign organized Wednesday's "March for Justice".
"Mass killings, arrests, attacks, and disappearances of students and people" was what they claimed to be protesting.
For over three weeks, students have been demonstrating against efforts to bring back civil service employment quotas for veterans' families from the nation's 1971 war for independence from Pakistan.
Although a third of public sector positions had been designated for them, the Supreme Court decided on July 21 that only 5% of those positions could be reserved.
The student movement has called for recruitment to be done solely on the basis of merit since they feel the system is biased.
In response to the tragic violence during the event, organizers have called for six ministers to step down and an apology from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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