Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 () Bangladesh is still without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests. This comes after a curfew with a shoot-on-sight order was installed days earlier. The South Asian country witnessed clashes between the police and mainly student protesters demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. The Supreme Court ordered Sunday the quota be cut to 5%.
Bangladesh is facing severe civil unrest as student protests over government job quotas escalate. The death toll has reached 133, prompting authorities to impose a nationwide curfew, deploy the military, and issue shoot-on-sight orders. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled diplomatic plans amid...
Bangladesh is in turmoil as violent protests over job quotas escalate, leading to a nationwide curfew and army deployment. Over 4,500 Indian nationals, along with nearly 540 citizens from Nepal,..
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has ordered a significant reduction in the country’s controversial quota system for government jobs, following nationwide protests and violent clashes that have resulted..
Protesting students in Bangladesh set the country's state broadcaster ablaze on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm the escalating clashes that..
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 ()
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