In what is seen as desperate attempt to bring under control an escalating student movement that has left nearly 30 dead so far, the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court has brought forward the date of hearing on a High Court verdict that upheld a quota system in public service opposed by students.

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division has said the division bench will hear the case on Sunday , which is a working day in Bangladesh.

PM Sheikh Hasina, in a recent address to the nation this week, appealed to the tens of thousands of protesting students to suspend their anti-quota movement until the court hearing.

“You should remain hopeful of a favourable verdict,” she said.

But the movement intensified after the PM’s address and spread all across the country , resulting in fierce clashes between police........

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