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Bangladesh court winds back job quotas after deadly protests

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Bangladesh court winds back job quotas after deadly protests

Bangladesh court winds back job quotas after deadly protests

Bangladesh's top court has pared back contentious civil service hiring rules but failed to mollify university student leaders, whose demonstrations against the scheme sparked nationwide clashes that have killed at least 150 people.


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