A group of people injured in the July uprising have been staging a sit-in, blocking the entrances of the Chief Advisor's Office, or CAO, in Dhaka's Tejgaon for two days to press home their demands, reports bdnews24.com.
They allege that the government "does not care" about them and that the people in the interim administration are "hypocrites".
They also called another section of the injured who were demonstrating earlier as "brokers".
On Thursday afternoon, around 30 injured people were protesting at the CAO's gate No. 1.
Police and army personnel were behind and around them.
Local and foreign media workers were conversing with the protesters.
Md Masud, an injured protester who has been there since Wednesday, said a bullet had pierced through his right hand in Mohakhali during the movement.
He said they do not accept the three categories for the injured initiated by the government. They want two categories, "A" for those who lost their ability to work or are disabled due to the injuries, and "B" for those who are active even after being injured.
According to him, there are about 1,500 injured people across the country. Many are on their way to Dhaka. Many people are not in a position to travel long distances at the moment.
He said their associates are in protest at three separate entrances.
Another of the injured, small businessman Jamal Uddin, said he had suffered bullet injuries on his right leg, face, and eyes on Jul 19 last year in the Rampura area.
There are still 70 to 80 splinters left on the right leg. His right eye vision is still dull.
In his words, the government is not "caring at all" for them and has somehow "managed" the injured who staged a protest earlier outside the Pongu Hospital.
A section of those injured in the July uprising launched the protest at the CAO on Wednesday.
Jamal said, "We were injured during the movement to end discrimination, but now we are facing discrimination.
