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Bangladesh’s top court overturns job quotas as violence leaves over 100 dead

Invezz Sunday, 21 July 2024 ()
Bangladesh’s top court has made a significant ruling, overturning government job quotas that had sparked violent protests and widespread unrest, resulting in over 100 deaths. This contentious policy, aimed at reserving about a third of public sector jobs for descendants of veterans from the 1971 independence war, has been a focal point of severe national […]
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