Bangladesh Protests: Demonstrators Demand Government Accountability for Violent Crackdown

Jul 26, 2024

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in DW

In Bangladesh, weeks of violent protests over a quota system for civil service jobs have prompted widespread unrest, with demonstrators demanding answers from the government for a brutal crackdown. The protests, which began after the reinstatement of quotas on government jobs, have led to the temporary lifting of a curfew in the capital, Dhaka. Rights groups have criticized the government’s response, citing it as the deadliest crackdown against protesters in the country’s post-independence history, resulting in the deaths of close to 200 students, journalists, and bystanders. The Supreme Court has since scrapped most of these quotas, but the call for accountability remains.

Violent protests erupted in Bangladesh over a quota system for civil service jobs.
The government’s crackdown on the demonstrations has been described as the deadliest in the country’s post-independence history by Amnesty International.
Close to 200 students, journalists, and bystanders have died as a result of the crackdown.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has scrapped most of the quotas that led to the protests.
Demonstrators are demanding answers from the government for the bloodshed and heavy-handed response.
The temporary lifting of a curfew in Dhaka has allowed people back on the streets.
Rights groups and the opposition blame the government for instigating violence against protesters.