Overview

• Student demonstrators reject calls for quick elections from main political parties.
• Protests were sparked by a law reserving government jobs for certain segments of the population.
• The interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, includes two student leaders.
• At least 300 people were killed in the protests, the largest violence since the 1971 independence war.
• Student leaders emphasize the need for broad political reforms to prevent a return to authoritarian rule.