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.
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