Tag: Job-quota Riots

BD: Bloody Job-Quota Riots Claim Life of a Journalist

M M Alam

DHAKA (NPTV/IFJ): Students-led protests against job-quotas (for the heirs of the so-called heroes of 1971 war,) turned violent and claimed lives of 165 people including (several cops and) one journalist identified as Mehedi Hasan who worked for Dhaka Times. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ, that represents over 600,000 journalists in 140 countries) joined its […]

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Supreme Court of Bangladesh scraps job-quotas

Sana Mehmood

DHAKA: Following the death of 165 people (including that of several cops) during the students-led protests against the job-quotas (for the heirs of the so-called heroes of 1971), the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCB) ordered to open 93% of government jobs on merit to aspirants. Curfew had been imposed here on Saturday (20th July, 2024). […]

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