Two Dhaka courts on Friday granted bail to forty two HSC examinees who were in custody in cases filed in several police stations in the capital centring clashes over quota movement.
Additionally, six HSC examinees in Satkhira district have been granted bail.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Rashidul Alam granted bail to 37 students while Chief Judicial Magistrate Mustafizur Rahman granted bail to 5 students, said Rezaul Karim, public relations officer of the Ministry of Law.
However, the identity of the students could not be known immediately.
A number of cases have been filed across Bangladesh accusing thousands of people over violence, arson and vandalism during the protests.
Police also arrested many students in connection with the movement.
Students and people from several platforms are pressing for the release of those detained during and after the quota reform protest.
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