More than 1,000 people were killed during protests against the previous government led by Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh, while more than 400 people have lost vision in one or both eyes after being shot by police, a top adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh said on Thursday.
Health adviser Noor Jahan Begum disclosed this during her visit to the Central Police Hospital in the capital’s Rajarbagh area where she spoke to policemen injured during the clashes.
“So far 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 students and common people have lost their eyesight. Many of them have lost the vision of one eye while others have lost the vision of both eyes,” Noor Jahan was quoted as saying by the bdnews24.com news portal.
The protests that began across the country in July over the controversial job reservation system had turned violent.
A large number of protesters were killed and injured in clashes with police in different parts of the country. Sheikh Hasina resigned and went to India on August 5 after a massive movement against her government.
An interim government took over in his place and 84-year-old Muhammad Yunus was appointed chief adviser to the government, equivalent to the prime minister.