The US has condemned the deaths of students engaged in the quota reform movement, and violence against peaceful protesters.
In a regular briefing at the US State Department on Wednesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called on the Bangladesh government to uphold the rights of peaceful protesters.
In response to a reporter’s question, Miller said, “We continue to monitor the violence that broke out during the student protests in Dhaka and continue to urge that protests be peaceful and continue to condemn any violence against peaceful protests.
“I say it again today, we condemn any violence against peaceful protests. We’ve been watching this matter very closely both from our embassy and officials here in Washington have been monitoring the protests.”
He then added, “We have seen reports of people dying, being killed in the protests. And we, again, call on the government to uphold individuals’ rights to protest peacefully.”
