Shawdesh Desk:

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner Khandkar Muhid Uddin on Thursday said that there was no scope for anti-quota protesters to take to the streets after the Appellate Division decision on Wednesday to stay for four weeks a High Court verdict that had asked the government to restore a 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters’ descendants.

‘We are requesting the protesting students not to announce any further programmes for at least four weeks. If they cause public suffering in the name of the movement, the police will take action as per rules,’ said Muhid at an emergency press conference held at the DMP media centre in the afternoon.

Students protesting for reform in the existing quota system in government services vowed to continue their movement for the eleventh consecutive day on Thursday despite the Appellate Division’s decision on Wednesday.

Students in Dhaka and other parts of the country are scheduled to enforce their ‘Bangla Blockade’ programme on roads, highways and railways at 3:30pm on Thursday.

The protests for reforming the quota system began on July 1.