US EditionBangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
- Bangladesh announced a nationwide curfew and deployed military forces to manage protests over government jobs following deadly clashes.
- Obaidul Quader, general secretary of the ruling Awami League, cited police firing on protesters and bans on gatherings as reasons for the curfew.
- Protests claimed 22 lives on Thursday, marking the bloodiest day of demonstrations, as students sought to impose a "complete shutdown.
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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…
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…
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