US condemns ‘outrageous’ attacks on demonstrating students in Bangladesh

After the German mission, the US Embassy in Dhaka has released a statement condemning the attacks on demonstrating students.

The statement published on Twitter on Monday followed the recent attacks on the protesters demanding publication of a gazette abolishing quota system in government jobs and withdrawal of cases over violence during protests.

"The outrageous attack on peaceful demonstrations by university students, the future leaders of Bangladesh’s proud democracy, is counter to the founding principles upon which our countries are established,” the embassy said.

"The US government stands together in solidarity with those exercising their fundamental democratic rights - freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the right to engage in peaceful protest," it added.

Earlier, the German embassy in a Facebook post on July 5 condemned the attacks.