Demonstrators say the quota system benefits the children of pro-government groups and demand it be scrapped.Student activists in Dhaka shout slogans before they submit their memorandum on quota reforms for government jobs to Bangladesh's president [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
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Violent clashes between people loyal to Bangladesh’s...
Who are the protesters demanding an end to job quotas in Bangladesh?
Experts say lack of jobs for university graduates driving unrest in the South Asian country.Inequality and poverty in Bangladesh are driving the current protests by students desperate for good jobs [File: Monirul Alam/EPA-EFE]
Bangladesh has been rocked by student protests for nearly three weeks.
Since July 1, university...
Bangladesh job quota protesters call for nationwide shutdown
Rallies demanding an end to a quota system that reserves government jobs for specific groups have turned violent.Police fire tear gas to disperse students protesting against quotas in government jobs at Dhaka University. [Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images]
Student protesters demanding an end to quotas for government...
Bangladesh shuts schools and universities after six killed in protests
Students rallying against quotas in public sector jobs clash with government supporters and police.Anti-quota protesters and members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the governing Awami League party, clash in the capital, Dhaka. [KM Asad/LightRocket via Getty Images]
Bangladesh has ordered schools and...
Bangladesh students defy orders, occupy universities as tensions spiral
Students and police are locked in a tense standoff on campuses across the country as a deadline for protesters to vacate universities looms.Students wearing headbands with Bangladesh's national flag shout slogans during a protest against quotas in government jobs at Dhaka University [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
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Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
The Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties ‘sincerely’ as he is selected interim leader after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, three days after Prime...
Photos: Muslims worldwide mark Ashura
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