Bangladesh overturns job quota ruling after violent protests

The country's supreme court scaled back quotas on civil service jobs, which previously allocated 30% to veterans and relatives of those who fought in the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence, after widespread student-led protests and violent clashes in which more than 100 people have been killed

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#bangladesh #bangladeshprotests #dhakaprotests #dhaka

[TariqulToyoba]

I have not been able to communicate with my family for four days now. I live outside the country. This dictatorial government has taken away all our rights. It has closed the country's internet. We want the government to fall.

[zahidhasan-gcxi]

আন্দোলন কারি শিক্ষার্থী ওরা শুধু মেধাবী না এক একটা দেশের নক্ষত্র, ওদেরকে হারতে দেয়া যাবে না 🙏 এ লড়াই আপনার আমার বাঙলার অস্তিত্বের, যুদ্ধে আপনারাও যোদ্ধা হয়ে অংশগ্রহণ করুন ছাত্র সমাজ বিজয়ের শেষ প্রান্তে ✊🇧🇩

[RektuVebeDekhun]

Shame on Tulip Siddiq (MP for Hampstead and Kilburn constituency). We have heard no word from her.

[Sohel-chowdhury]

We want resignation of Bangladesh government

[meanlean]

TThe people rule as always when the majority stand together.
Great work brothers from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😄👍

[maskttr]

give Bangladesh to the people 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[islammohammadshahidul]

we want step down sheikh hasina more hasina.

[ndnddjkdkdndnf]

I am a Bangladeshi. Currently I am living abroad. There is no mobile network, internet connection, and Wi-Wi-Fi in our country. Since last three days I have no contact with my family in back home. The govt is killing the innocent students and the ordinary people who are helping students. Almost 300+ students were killed by Bangladesh government. Many students are Under 18. They are school children. The government is doing genocide now. We want the resignation of current prime minister Shekh Hasina. She is the most wanted criminal.

I urge the United Nations and Human right organizations to help our students and save their lives and ensure the human rights in Bangladesh.

[MdDelowerSandwip]

কোটার জন্য জীবন নিলি
বাচাঁর জন্য কোটা দিলি
তোর কোটা তুই নে
লাশের জীবন পিছিয়ে দে

[MohammadAlam-zevl]

Step down prime minister, we want free and fair election, democracy and justice for all citizens in our country.

[tahminabegum]

Justice for innocent STUDENTS who KILLED by Police. Stand by Bangladeshi Students ✊🏽

[daudislam]

Save Bangladesh students died body 300+and injury 3.000 + but way ??

[catherinemoore]

The relentless competition for jobs will now be won by those who can pay for private tutors and coaches.

[drinksboombq]

Save Bangladeshi students 🥹
Step down Hasina ✊

[irinparvin]

We Want justice, save Bangladesh student

[msmira]

please save Bangladesh students 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[ammumeme]

Back story: What started as peaceful student protests for more jobs, escalated as government sponsored cadres, police and paramilitary unleashed lethal force on students, some as young as 13. Videos posted on social media of these killings, especially one where police gunned down a student called Abu Sayed who clearly had no weapons and had his hands in the air, sparked widespread anger and civil disobedience. The government amped it up further by deploying the army and imposing a total media blackout. Finally, after 400 plus killed, mosly college and high-school students, and thousands injured, the government has allowed the courts to put out an emergency declaration that the demands of job reform have been temporarily accepted but will be subject to future government directives. The majority of people feel this is too little, too late, and nothing but a government ploy to diffuse the situation. They feel the massive number of dead and wounded have shredded whatever legitimacy the government may have had. They are now demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down immediately and that new and fair elections be scheduled once the healing of a traumatized nation has begun.

[subhasishmitra]

Must be peace ..peace & peacefully

[elanaphi]

Here we go again! How many times did we see this? In the end the realization that it was not for democracy, rights or prosperity.

[bangladesh-v]

More than 500+ unarmed students have been killed by the government. Please save our students.😢😢