Avoid travel and minimize movement: India's advisory to its nationals in Bangladesh amid Jatrabari violence

The High Commission of India in Bangladesh stated in its advisory, "In view of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Indian community members and the Indian students residing in Bangladesh are advised to avoid travel and minimize their movement outside their living premises.

Several received injuries from tear gas shells and rubber bullets in a violent clash between protesting students and the police during the quota reform movement in the Shonir Akhra area in the capital's Jatrabari on Wednesday evening.

According to locals, police fired tear shells, and rubber bullets targeting the protesters resulting in smoke engulfing the area which triggered panic among the residents.

Locals have joined the protesters during clashes.

Multiple motorcycles, toll plaza booths on the adjacent Hanif Flyover, and a police box have been set on fire and vandalized. Tyres were also set on fire on the road.

After enforcing a day-long Dhaka-Chittagong highway blockade, clashes between police and students affiliated with the quota reform movement erupted in the evening.

The situation saw sporadic incidents of chase and counter-chase.

Tension escalated in various parts of Dhaka on Wednesday as 50 individuals, including journalists, police officers, students, and bystanders, were injured and rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment amidst protests demanding quota reform.

Expressing solidarity with the students demanding quota reform in government jobs, university teachers held a protest rally on the Dhaka University campus recently. Under the banner of the University Teachers Network Against Repression, a platform comprising public university teachers, they held a protest rally at Aparajeyo Bangla.