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Bangladesh Faces Unrest Despite Court's Quota Reforms

Student protests continue as the government struggles to address demands and restore order amid deadly clashes.

  • Supreme Court reduced job quotas for descendants of independence fighters to 5%, with 93% based on merit.
  • Over 150 people killed and thousands injured in the worst violence in decades.
  • Internet shutdown and curfews imposed; military deployed to maintain control.
  • Protesters demand full quota abolition, justice for those killed, and restoration of internet.
  • Government accused of heavy-handed response and political manipulation of the quota system.
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