Bangladesh government issues statement on student protests, says BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami may try to grab power unconstitutionally
5 months ago

Bangladesh government issues statement on student protests, says BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami may try to grab power unconstitutionally

Op India  

On Sunday, Bangladesh’s top court reduced a contentious quota system for government job applicants after days of widespread chaos and disastrous conflicts between police and demonstrators that killed hundreds of people. The government earlier removed the quota in 2018 due to widespread student protests, but in June, Bangladesh’s High Court reinstated the quotas, sparking a new round of protests. Amidst the protests, the Bangladesh government issued an official statement indicating that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its extremist ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami, would try to grab the political power unconstitutionally. Points to the role of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its extremist ally the Jamaat-E-Islami who "would try to take advantage of the student protests to enact their own agenda" pic.twitter.com/O6q3R0suLI — Sidhant Sibal July 22, 2024 It also added that the protestors had presented their 8-point demand to the government after which the state felt optimistic to reach to a solution.

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Viral: Bangladesh university students blast Sapna Choudhary’s hit on speakers as they dance to protest noise pollution
1 week, 4 days ago

Viral: Bangladesh university students blast Sapna Choudhary’s hit on speakers as they dance to protest noise pollution

Live Mint  

Protesting to make their complaint heard, students at Bangladesh's Dhaka University chose a very unique and literal way to ensure that the administration understood their grievances. In a now-viral video, the students can be seen blasting music on speakers and dancing outside a university building, reportedly the Vice Chancellor's office, to protest the lack of action on their noise pollution …

Hindus attacked, Islamism on rise: How Bangladesh is disparaging the legacy of its own founder
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hindus attacked, Islamism on rise: How Bangladesh is disparaging the legacy of its own founder

Firstpost  

The attacks on minorities and rising Islamist fundamentalism are a deep betrayal, reflecting a dangerous drift away from Mujibur Rahman’s ideas and the very values that once shaped the Bangladeshi freedom struggle As per media reports, Bangladesh is set to remove the image of the country’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, affectionately known as ‘Bangabandhu’, from its currency notes. Amidst …

Bangladesh top official calls for removing ‘secular’ from Constitution, citing 90% Muslim population
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh top official calls for removing ‘secular’ from Constitution, citing 90% Muslim population

Hindustan Times  

The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, has advocated for substantial Constitutional changes, including the removal of the term "secular," given that “90% of the country's population was Muslim,” India Today reported. Asaduzzaman concluded by calling for the 15th Amendment to be revoked, asserting that it disrupts Bangladesh's independence legacy and contradicts the "spirit of the Liberation War" and the …

Bangladesh Temporarily Bans Awami League's Student Wing for 15 Years
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2 months ago

Bangladesh Temporarily Bans Awami League's Student Wing for 15 Years

India TV News  

Bangladesh's interim government has banned the Awami League's student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The BCL, established in 1948, was previously regarded as a fraternal organization of the Awami League. The government has sufficient evidence of the BCL's involvement in conspiratorial and destructive activities against the State, even after the Awami League government fell. The …

Interim govt in Bangladesh lifts the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim govt in Bangladesh lifts the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami

Op India  

In an expected move, the interim govt in Bangladesh today officially lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir. The gazette notification said that no specific evidence was been found that Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir and its associate bodies were involved in violence. The government believes Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir and its associate bodies are not engaged in violent …

Bangladesh's interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh's interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party

Hindustan Times  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed by the former prime minister who was ousted in nationwide protests against her rule. Bangladesh's interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on Aug. …

Bangladesh revokes ban on Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, its students wing Islami Chhattra Shibir
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh revokes ban on Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, its students wing Islami Chhattra Shibir

The Hindu  

The interim government of Bangladesh on Wednesday ended the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and “all associated organizations”. The announcement came in a notification from the Interior Ministry of the government, which was preceded by a press conference by the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Dr. Shafiqur Rahman who praised the freedom fighters who freed Bangladesh …

Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party

Al Jazeera  

Caretaker administration says ex-PM Hasina’s claims of its ‘terrorist activities’ during student protests were groundless. Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed under an antiterrorism law. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday revoked the ban on the country’s largest Muslim party, put in place in the …

Bangladesh’s student movement and Hasina’s exit: the hard truth and India’s hour of reckoning
4 months ago

Bangladesh’s student movement and Hasina’s exit: the hard truth and India’s hour of reckoning

The Hindu  

In August 2024, Bangladesh witnessed one of the most significant political upheavals in its recent history. What began as a protest against a controversial quota system in government jobs evolved into a nationwide movement that ultimately led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest serving political leader. Even if there is some element of truth in Awami …

Bangladesh Violence: Advocates Protest Against Minority Oppression | ABP News
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Violence: Advocates Protest Against Minority Oppression | ABP News

ABP News  

Varanasi: Lawyers in Varanasi today protested outside the court premises against incidents of violence at religious sites of minorities in Bangladesh. During the protest, dozens of advocates burned the flag of Bangladesh while chanting slogans. This is particularly relevant given that thousands of Indians sacrificed their lives for Bangladesh's independence. Even after Sheikh Hasina fled and a new interim government …

Bangladesh Crisis: Protests Escalate, Hindus Demand Justice Amid Rising Attacks | ABP News
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Crisis: Protests Escalate, Hindus Demand Justice Amid Rising Attacks | ABP News

ABP News  

In Bangladesh, violent protests that once forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have now led to the formation of a new interim government in Dhaka. In response, Hindus have united in protest, with hundreds gathering at Shahbagh Square in Dhaka for a two-hour demonstration demanding justice and an end to the violence. Protesters formed human chains and called for …

Protecting minorities in the neighbourhood
4 months, 1 week ago

Protecting minorities in the neighbourhood

New Indian Express  

August 5 marks the sudden overthrow of the elected Awami League government in Bangladesh. Or should the credit—or blame—go to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, operating out of London and within Bangladesh? Or was it Bangladesh’s Jammat-i-Islami, the radical Islamist organisation with dreaded student wing ‘Chhatra Shibir’, the ones who upturned Hasina’s tottering government? Or, contrarily, if not in addition to the …

Bangladesh: Hindu students part of agitation against Sheikh Hasina now fear for their families, lives amidst targeting of Hindus by Islamists
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Hindu students part of agitation against Sheikh Hasina now fear for their families, lives amidst targeting of Hindus by Islamists

Op India  

“I can’t sleep at night worrying about my family’s safety,” said 26-year-old former Dhaka University student Nilay Kumar Biswas as the anti-quota stir which engulfed entire Bangladesh since June gradually transmogrified in a movement which targeted Hindu minorities in the country in a series of violent attacks. According to Biswas, who received his master’s degree in social science from Dhaka …

Pakistan's first reaction to Bangladesh political crisis: ‘Solidarity with…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan's first reaction to Bangladesh political crisis: ‘Solidarity with…’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan said on Wednesday it “stands in solidarity with the people of Bangladesh” after prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following weeks of violent anti-quota protests that eventually demanded her resignation. Pakistan also said it is “sincerely hoping for a peaceful and swift return to normalcy.” Student leaders, politicians, the President and the Army chief met together and decided …

Tensions run high in Bangladesh, but New Delhi must engage with Dhaka
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tensions run high in Bangladesh, but New Delhi must engage with Dhaka

Firstpost  

India must continue to engage all political forces in Dhaka and nurture its excellent ties with the Bangladeshi army Sheikh Hasina’s sudden resignation and flight from Bangladesh illustrates the fickleness of history. The involvement of the Chhatra League, the student wing of Hasina’s Awami League, in the violent confrontations with the demonstrating students, in league with the Bangladesh police, brought …

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead

Op India  

Immediately after Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, scenes of thousands of violent protesters storming the compound of her residence, stealing her utensils, sarees, undergarments and flashing them as war booty and subsequently scaling the iconic parliament building brought us a glimpse of the ominous times that lies ahead for Bangladesh, another nation where democracy was snuffed …

Bangladesh protest: Mamata Banerjee appeals for peace in Bengal as Sheikh Hasina quits, to support Modi govt's decision
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh protest: Mamata Banerjee appeals for peace in Bengal as Sheikh Hasina quits, to support Modi govt's decision

Live Mint  

Bangladesh protest: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement came as reports suggested that Sheikh Hasina, who quit as the Bangladeshi prime minister on Monday, landed in Agartala in Tripura following massive protests in her country. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace amid the ongoing unrest and the change of …

Bangladesh violence: How student protests grew into a mass movement against Sheikh Hasina
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh violence: How student protests grew into a mass movement against Sheikh Hasina

Firstpost  

On Sunday, violence gripped Bangladesh again as protests emerged, killing nearly 300 people. Hasina, who won a fifth term as prime minister in January after a vote without genuine opposition, says the students are “wasting their time.” July 16: Violence intensifies The first recorded deaths were six people, including three students, killed in clashes a day after bitter violence when …

Bangladesh on the brink: How student protests became a mass movement
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh on the brink: How student protests became a mass movement

Raw Story  

Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules have spiralled into violence killing more than 280 people and sparking widespread calls for the premier to resign. Here are five key dates spanning the protests posing a daunting challenge to the autocratic rule of 76-year-old Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leader of the South Asian nation of about …

Violence in Bangladesh leaves 8 people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence in Bangladesh leaves 8 people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new round of violence …

Bangladesh: Uncovering hidden Islamist agenda behind violence in the name of 'student activism'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Uncovering hidden Islamist agenda behind violence in the name of 'student activism'

Op India  

The veil has finally been lifted on the nationwide acts of terrorism masquerading as student protests. Nahid Islam, one of the 157 conveners of the “Anti-Discrimination Student Movement”, has announced an “all-out non- cooperation” movement starting August 4, 2024, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet. On August 3, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the …

Bangladesh: Protestors demand resignation of Sheikh Hasina, to kickstart civil disobedience movement
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Protestors demand resignation of Sheikh Hasina, to kickstart civil disobedience movement

Op India  

Bangladesh is witnessing renewed protests over the death of 200-odd people during the anti-quota agitation in the country. #Bangladesh Thousands rallied, chanting, “One point, one demand: Sheikh Hasina’s resignation!” People didn’t hide behind ambiguity; they weren’t afraid of brute force or the consequences. Besides anti-government sloganeering and violent clashes with law enforcement authorities, the protests have announced that they will …

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government's resignation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government's resignation

Live Mint  

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government's resignation DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of people protested peacefully in Bangladesh's capital Saturday to demand justice for more than 200 students and others killed during protests last month, but violence was reported at similar events elsewhere in the country. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The general secretary of Hasina's ruling …

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government's resignation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government's resignation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people protested peacefully …

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government’s resignation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests and violence break out again in Bangladesh amid calls for the government’s resignation

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of people protested peacefully in Bangladesh’s capital Saturday to demand justice for more than 200 students and others killed during protests last month, but violence was reported at similar events elsewhere in the country. Also on Saturday, Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman, the country’s military chief, directed army officers to safeguard public safety and secure key state installations under …

More protests in Bangladesh. This time against the PM demanding justice for 200 killed in violence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

More protests in Bangladesh. This time against the PM demanding justice for 200 killed in violence

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More protests were taking …

New protests in Bangladesh kill 2, keeping pressure on the government after 200 died in violence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New protests in Bangladesh kill 2, keeping pressure on the government after 200 died in violence

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — New protests erupted in Bangladesh on Friday, leaving two people dead and more than 100 injured — the latest in a wave of unrest that killed more than 200 people last month in violent demonstrations following weeks of rallies over controversial reforms in the job quota system. Over 2,000 protesters gathered in parts of the capital, Dhaka, …

‘Militant and terrorist’: Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party after violent protests
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Militant and terrorist’: Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party after violent protests

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh on Thursday banned theJamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing, and other related groups. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political allies accused Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, and other related groups of provoking violence during recent student protests about the government job quota system. Ten years later, in 2023, the Supreme Court confirmed the High Court's decision, …

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

The Independent  

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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist” organizations as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political partners blamed Jamaat-e-Islami, its Islami Chhatra Shibir student wing …

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

The Hindu  

Bangladesh observed a day of mourning on July 30 in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country's quota system for government jobs. After weeks of peaceful protests by students looking to change the system — which reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans …

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh observed a day of mourning Tuesday in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country’s quota system for government jobs. After weeks of peaceful protests by students looking to change the system — which reserves 30% of government jobs for families of …

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

The Independent  

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Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

LA Times  

Activists clash with the police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday as they stage a song march to remember victims of the recent countrywide deadly clashes. Bangladesh observed a day of mourning Tuesday in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country’s quota system for government jobs. …

Bangladesh protests resume after government ignores ultimatum
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh protests resume after government ignores ultimatum

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Bangladeshi students held scattered street protests on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. Student rallies against civil service job quotas this month sparked days of violence that killed at least 205 people including several police officers, according to an AFP count of police …

Explained: The nefarious Islamist agenda behind riots in Bangladesh over 'quota politics'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Explained: The nefarious Islamist agenda behind riots in Bangladesh over 'quota politics'

Op India  

While the entire world knew Bangladesh was witnessing protests by students demanding reform in quota-system in government jobs, in reality, thousands of members of Al Qaeda connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party, ultra-Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami alongside their armed cadres and Pakistani ISI-trained terrorists were continuing total mayhem targeting public-private properties, key-point installations, police stations, prisons, members of law enforcement agencies and unarmed civilians. …

Bangladesh curfew eases: What’s opened, what’s still shut
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh curfew eases: What’s opened, what’s still shut

Al Jazeera  

Some businesses have reopened, but mobile internet and social media sites are still blocked. Bangladesh has started to relax a curfew that it imposed after days of deadly clashes between student protesters demanding reforms to a job quota system and a combination of law enforcement officials and members and supporters of the governing party’s youth wing. The protests that started …

Bangladesh eases nationwide curfew amid ongoing student protests
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh eases nationwide curfew amid ongoing student protests

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Bangladesh further eased a nationwide curfew Thursday as students weighed the future of their protest campaign against civil service hiring rules that sparked days of deadly unrest last week. Last week's violence killed at least 191 people including several police officers, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals during some of the worst unrest …

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people
5 months ago

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people

The Independent  

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Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off
5 months ago

Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off

Hindustan Times  

By Ruma Paul Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off DHAKA - Bangladesh partially restored telecommunication services on Wednesday although internet connection was slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against reservations for government jobs killed almost 150 people. The country has mostly been calm since Sunday when the Supreme Court scaled down reservations for …

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests
5 months ago

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests

Hindustan Times  

By Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Sam Jahan Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests DHAKA -Bangladesh is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to cut quotas for government jobs, media said, meeting a key demand of students whose protests sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost 150 …

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests
5 months ago

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests

Hindustan Times  

By Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Sam Jahan Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests DHAKA, - Bangladesh is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to cut quotas for government jobs, media said, meeting a key demand of students whose protests sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost …

The Take: Why are Bangladesh students protesting?
5 months ago

The Take: Why are Bangladesh students protesting?

Al Jazeera  

Bangladesh student protests against quotas for government jobs have escalated into the country’s worst unrest in years School’s out in Bangladesh and students are up in arms against government job quotas. Are students in Bangladesh losing faith in their country’s promise of independence and democracy? In this episode: Zulkarnain Saer Khan, investigative journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by …

In Bangladesh, protests are no longer about the quota system
5 months ago

In Bangladesh, protests are no longer about the quota system

Al Jazeera  

It has been more than 10 days now since the start of the protests against a government job quota system. Students and youth across the country have been demonstrating against what they see as an unfair policy favouring a certain group – children of “freedom fighters” in the Bangladesh war of independence. 1) The prime minister must accept responsibility for …

Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests
5 months ago

Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests. The South Asian country witnessed clashes between the police and mainly student protesters demanding an …

Bangladesh unrest: Over 500 arrested in Dhaka, uneasy calm across country
5 months ago

Bangladesh unrest: Over 500 arrested in Dhaka, uneasy calm across country

Hindustan Times  

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has wracked Bangladesh and killed 163 people since students started protesting against civil service hiring rules, police said Monday. "At least 532 people have been arrested over the violence" since the unrest began, Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain told AFP. 'Freedom fighter' quota …

Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm
5 months ago

Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators insist they won’t be placated by change in the government job quota system; want curfew lifted, detainees released. Protesters in Bangladesh have issued demands amid a lull in the violence that has filled the streets in recent days after the government backed down on quotas on hiring for government jobs. Student leaders said on Monday that they plan to …

Bangladesh calm after top court scraps job quotas
5 months ago

Bangladesh calm after top court scraps job quotas

Al Jazeera  

Bangladesh has enjoyed a shaky calm amid a curfew as protesters set the government a 48-hour deadline to meet their new demands. Widespread disruption of telecoms persisted on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court scrapped most of the controversial job quotas that led to the rallies. Clashes between student protesters and security forces killed a reported 163 people across …

Quotas scaled down but Bangladesh still tense
5 months ago

Quotas scaled down but Bangladesh still tense

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scaled down a controversial quota system for government jobs following violent protests led by students spiralled into clashes, killing at least 139 people across the South Asian country that remained on the edge after demonstrators said they will continue their stir and the government extended a strict curfew. Bangladesh top court on Sunday scaled back …

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