Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate

Curfew extended in Bangladesh as PM Sheikh Hasina asks protesters to wait for top court's verdict

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the curfew will be relaxed from 3 pm to 5 pm on Sunday for people to run essential errands

Bangladesh top court to rule on controversial job quotas as death toll rises

Bangladesh's top court is set to rule on the legality of disputed job quotas as authorities have extended a curfew across the country on Sunday.

Bangladesh extends curfew as tensions simmer ahead of court hearing on job quotas

Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114 people, as authorities braced for a Supreme Court hearing later in the day on government job quotas that sparked the anger. Soldiers have been on patrol on the streets of the capital Dhaka, the centre of the demonstrations that spiralled into clashes between protesters and security forces. Internet and text message services in Bangladesh …

Top court in Bangladesh set to rule on job quotas that sparked deadly unrest

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to rule on a civil service hiring quota that has led to days of deadly clashes between police and protesters, killing scores of people.    The nationwide demonstrations — called for mainly by student groups — began weeks ago to protest a quota system that reserves up to 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans…

Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of controversial hearing

Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for further unrest triggered by a Supreme Court hearing on government job quotas. Protests at current hiring rules for the civil service have killed more than 100 people.

Judgement day for Bangladesh as top court set to rule on civil service hiring quotas amid unrest

DHAKA, July 21 — Bangladesh’s top court was due to rule today on the future of civil service hiring rules that sparked nationwide clashes between police and university students, killing 133 people. What began as a protest against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed this week into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. Soldiers are patrolling cities across Bangladesh after riot poli…