What began as a movement against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs has snowballed into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, with at least 163 people killed in clashes so far,
Behind Bangladesh Protests, Rage Over Inequality
Demonstrations set off by the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs revealed broader resentment about the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunity.
Bangladesh’s top court scales back jobs quota after more than 100 killed in protests
Protesters had been demanding the end of a quota system that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence.
Pese a toque de queda, aumentan las muertes en las protestas estudiantiles en Bangladesh
La policía impuso un estricto toque de queda en todo Bangladesh y los militares patrullaban zonas de la capital, Daca, el sábado para sofocar nuevos actos violentos tras días de enfrentamientos por la distribución de los empleos públicos,
What is happening in Bangladesh? Why thousands of students have taken to streets in deadly protests
Students and journalists killed in clashes as anti-reservation agitation intensifies in the biggest challenge yet to Sheikh Hasina’s fourth term in office
Bangladesh: students say they will continue their protests despite a court ruling easing quotas
The main group of students who launched the protests in Bangladesh announced on Sunday their intention to continue the movement to denounce recruitment quotas in the civil service, despite the relaxation of the system announced by the Supreme Court.
Bangladesh Supreme Court slashes controversial job quota after deadly protests: Reports
Following protests that resulted into the deaths of over 100 fatalities over contentious civil service hiring rules, Bangladesh Supreme Court ruled to slash the quota reserved for relatives of war …
Toll in Bangladesh rises beyond 100 as Dhaka falls quiet under curfew
Dhaka and several other Bangladeshi cities have been engulfed by protests in opposition to a new policy reserving a portion of government jobs for certain groups.
Bangladesh shuts offices, imposes curfew to curb deadly job quota protests
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Bangladesh to impose curfew, deploy army as protests widen, communications disrupted
The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a curfew across the country and deploy the army, BBC Bangla reported on Friday, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary, amid widening …