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Bangladesh court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an …
Violent clashes over quota system in government jobs leave scores injured in Bangladesh
Police fired tear gas and charged with batons during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters overnight, leaving dozens injured at a public university outside Bangladesh’s capital, police and students said Tuesday. (AP video: Al Emrun Garjon) Source link Violent clashes over quota system in government jobs leave scores injured in Bangladesh …
Violent clashes over quota system in government jobs leave scores injured in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Police fired tear gas and charged with batons during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters overnight, leaving dozens injured at a public university outside Bangladesh’s capital, police and students said Tuesday. The violence spread early Tuesday at Jahangir Nagar University in Savar, outside Dhaka, where the protesters were demanding …