2024-07-16 16:10:37
(24News) The student protest against the quota system in Bangladesh turned violent, there were clashes between the anti-quota protestors and the pro-Prime Minister Hasina Wajid student wing in which 5 students were killed and more than 100 students were injured.
In Bangladesh, thousands of students are protesting to end the quota system in government jobs. Goes to a quota of which 30 percent of government jobs are reserved for children of 1971 war fighters, 10 percent for women and 10 percent for residents of certain districts.
The students are demanding that government jobs be given on merit and only 6 percent quota reserved for minorities and persons with disabilities should be maintained.The quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh was abolished in 2018, after which similar schemes were introduced in the country. The demonstrations had started. Last month, the High Court ruled to restore the 30 percent quota for children of 1971 war fighters in government jobs, sparking protests.
Now the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has suspended the decision of the High Court for 4 weeks and said that the decision will be pronounced after 4 weeks, on the other hand Prime Minister Hasina Wajid has refused to accept the demands of the students. As the matter is now in the Supreme Court, he termed those protesting against the quota system as ‘volunteers’, keeping in mind that the term ‘volunteers’ in Bangladesh was used for those who supported the Pakistani army in the 1971 war. Is.
2024-07-16 16:10:37