Overview

• Protests began over job quotas favoring war veterans' relatives but have expanded to broader anti-government sentiments.
• The Supreme Court reduced the job quota from 30% to 5%, but unrest continues.
• The government has deployed military forces and imposed curfews and internet blackouts to manage the situation.
• International figures, including Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, have called for global intervention to stop the violence.
• The protests represent the most significant challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rule in her 15-year tenure.