1,581 killed, over 31,000 injured in student movement

As many as 1,581 people were killed and over 31,000 others were injured during the student movement in July and August across the country.

The health sub-committee of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement disclosed the figures of casualties at a press conference held at the Teacher-Student Centre of Dhaka University on Saturday (September 28).

Most of those killed in the movement were young – aged between 18 and 30 years – and from poor families, they said.