10 more quota reformists freed from jail

Ten leaders and activists of the movement for quota reform, all accused in cases filed with Shahbagh police station, were released from jail on Tuesday, continuing the easing of the government's hardline stance against dissenters, reports UNB.

Those released were accused in various cases over vandalism, assaulting and preventing police from discharging their duties.

Six of the released students, who were vocal under the banner of the Bangladesh General Students' Right Protection Council, are its convener Hasan Al Mamun, joint convener Mojammel Niazi, members Faruk Hossain, Rashed Khan, Moshiur Rahman, and Atikur Rahman, of Dhaka University; Jashim Uddin and Shakhawat of Gazipur National University; and Masud Sardar and Sohel Islam of Rajshahi University and Chittagong University respectively.

They were released from Dhaka central jail around12:00pm, said Mahbubur Rahman, jailer of the central jail.

Earlier on Monday, separate courts granted bail to 32 university students, including now released Rashed Khan, who were accused in separate cases filed over violence during the back-to-back student movements demanding quota reform and safe roads.

The government has in principle agreed with both groups' demands and advanced legislation towards one.