Julian Kuttig

#Bangladesh update from journalist on ground in Dhaka at 6am (Uk time) 11am (Bangladesh time). 1. Thousands of heavily armed troops and police men were deployed in Dhaka and its entry points as the students urged people to march to the capital to force Hasina to resign. The students have called for the resignation of Hasina in a massive rally in Dhaka on Saturday. 2. Protesters have hit the streets again on Monday morning. There are several reports of clashes including one at the Shaheed Minar, the Language Martyrs Memorial, where the students have planned to stage a major rally on Monday. 3. Mobile internet was shut down from Sunday afternoon. Broadband internet was not affected yesterday. But from Monday morning, broadband internet was also suspended. Bangladesh has 141 million internet users. Of the total only 14 million use broadband internet. Social media such as Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp have been shut down. 4. Garment manufacturing has been heavily hit by the protests. All 3,500 garment manufacturers who make apparel for top brands such as Zara, H&M and Mango have been shut on Monday. Several garment factories were torched last night, police said. Dozens of garment manufacturers openly defied Hasina and expressed their solidarity with the students. 5. Former generals including at least two former army chiefs have asked the military to send troops back to barracks. In a press briefing, much respected military chief General Ikbal Karim Bhuiyan said they want a UN-led investigation to probe the killings of hundreds of students. At least a dozen former generals backed his call. 6. Public and private offices and banks have been ordered to shut down for three days starting from Monday. The country's top court has been shut indefinitely. Indefinite curfew has been imposed from 6pm Sunday. No movement of cars or buses on the roads. Some rickshaws can be seen moving in narrow neighbourhood alleys.