Nepali students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) held a candlelight vigil to commemorate 21 students killed in recent political unrest and violence in Nepal.

 

The programme was organised in the evening in front of the university’s open stage in Mymensingh.

 

RN Yadav, a master’s Nepali student at the university, said prolonged political instability, corruption, and government failure have frustrated the people of Nepal.

 

“Widespread irregularities and scandals from local to central government levels have hindered the country’s development. The youth are particularly angry, with many migrating abroad,” he said.

 

He added that the government recently attempted to impose strict censorship on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with steps taken to give authorities power to delete posts and arrest users. Young people launched massive protests against these measures.

 

Durga Devi Raut, a PhD student from Nepal at the university, said they lit candles, observed silence, and held placards to pray for the souls of the deceased at the BAU campus.

 

“The sacrifices of those who died should not be in vain. Our movement will continue to build freedom of expression and a corruption-free society. Even though we are far from our country, we stand with our people in this movement,” she said.

 

She also said, “The total number is far greater than just 21. The main reason behind the protest is the corruption and extravagant lifestyles of political leaders who have been misusing our tax money and funds provided by international organizations. When Gen Z began exposing their lifestyles, the authorities tried to suppress our voices by banning social media. Therefore, social media was only a trigger, not the core reason, for the protest.”

 

The protest was called upon solely by Gen Z without any political affiliation and any foreign power involvement, young generation came to road to peacefully protest against the corrupt government against all the existing parties in Nepal.

 

On Monday, at least 19 people lost their lives when security forces opened fire during anti-corruption and anti-censorship protests in Nepal. The victims included college students and children.

 

Yesterday morning, two more deaths were reported in clashes between law enforcement and protesters, bringing the total death toll to 21.

 

Nepali students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday held a candlelight vigil to commemorate 21 students killed in recent political unrest and violence in Nepal.

 

The programme was organised in the evening in front of the university’s open stage in Mymensingh.

 

RN Yadav, a master’s Nepali student at the university, said prolonged political instability, corruption, and government failure have frustrated the people of Nepal.

 

“Widespread irregularities and scandals from local to central government levels have hindered the country’s development. The youth are particularly angry, with many migrating abroad,” he said.

 

He added that the government recently attempted to impose strict censorship on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with steps taken to give authorities power to delete posts and arrest users. Young people launched massive protests against these measures.

 

Durga Devi Raut, a PhD student from Nepal at the university, said they lit candles, observed silence, and held placards to pray for the souls of the deceased at the BAU campus.

 

“The sacrifices of those who died should not be in vain. Our movement will continue to build freedom of expression and a corruption-free society. Even though we are far from our country, we stand with our people in this movement,” she said.

 

She also added, “The total deaths are more than 21. The main reason behind the protest is the corruption and extravagant lifestyles of political leaders who have been misusing our tax money and funds provided by international organizations. When Gen Z began exposing their lifestyles, the authorities tried to suppress our voices by banning social media. Therefore, social media was only a trigger, not the core reason, for the protest.”

 

The protest was called upon solely by Gen Z without any political affiliation and any foreign power involvement, young generation came to road to peacefully protest against the corrupt government against all the existing parties in Nepal.

 

On Monday, at least 19 people lost their lives when security forces opened fire during anti-corruption and anti-censorship protests in Nepal. The victims included college students and children.

 

Yesterday morning, two more deaths were reported in clashes between law enforcement and protesters, bringing the total death toll to 21.But the total deaths are more than 21, as many observers said.

 

Nepali students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday held a candlelight vigil to commemorate 21 students killed in recent political unrest and violence in Nepal.

 

The programme was organised in the evening in front of the university’s open stage in Mymensingh.

 

RN Yadav, a master’s Nepali student at the university, said prolonged political instability, corruption, and government failure have frustrated the people of Nepal.

 

“Widespread irregularities and scandals from local to central government levels have hindered the country’s development. The youth are particularly angry, with many migrating abroad,” he said.

 

He added that the government recently attempted to impose strict censorship on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with steps taken to give authorities power to delete posts and arrest users. Young people launched massive protests against these measures.

 

Durga Devi Raut, a PhD student from Nepal at the university, said they lit candles, observed silence, and held placards to pray for the souls of the deceased at the BAU campus.

 

“The sacrifices of those who died should not be in vain. Our movement will continue to build freedom of expression and a corruption-free society. Even though we are far from our country, we stand with our people in this movement,” she said.

 

She also added, “The total deaths are more than 21. The main reason behind the protest is the corruption and extravagant lifestyles of political leaders who have been misusing our tax money and funds provided by international organizations. When Gen Z began exposing their lifestyles, the authorities tried to suppress our voices by banning social media. Therefore, social media was only a trigger, not the core reason, for the protest.”

 

The protest was called upon solely by Gen Z without any political affiliation and any foreign power involvement, young generation came to road to peacefully protest against the corrupt government against all the existing parties in Nepal.

 

On Monday, at least 19 people lost their lives when security forces opened fire during anti-corruption and anti-censorship protests in Nepal. The victims included college students and children.

Yesterday morning, two more deaths were reported in clashes between law enforcement and protesters, bringing the total death toll to 21.But the total deaths are more than 21, as many observers said.

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