Bangladesh: Violence Escalated In Dhaka Over Student Protests Demanding Reforms Of Quota System For Govt Jobs

In Bangladesh, violence escalated in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere over student protests demanding reforms of the quota system for government jobs. University students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for days against the system of reserving some public sector jobs for the relatives of war heroes, who fought for the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.

The violence prompted authorities to shut the metro rail inside the capital alongside the railway services to and from Dhaka since yesterday afternoon. The government ordered the shutdown of mobile internet networks to quell the demonstrators. Authorities deployed Border Guard Bangladesh personnel across the country including the capital, to maintain law and order.