Authorities in #Bangladesh are bracing for further unrest triggered by a #SupremeCourt hearing on government #JobQuotas

Protests at current hiring rules for the civil service have killed more than 100 people. #BangladeshCrisis

Bangladesh extends #curfew ahead of controversial hearing
https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-extends-curfew-ahead-of-controversial-hearing/a-69722168

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.

Deutsche Welle

Police in #Bangladesh’s capital have banned all #PublicRallies after the deadliest day of ongoing #StudentProtests so far saw #GovernmentBuildings torched by demonstrators and the imposition of a nationwide #InternetBlackout.

The #AFP news agency reported at least 39 people dead this week so far, including 32 on Thursday alone. #BangladeshCrisis #JobQuotas

Bangladesh bans rallies as violent protests spiral out of control
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/7/19/bangladesh-bans-rallies-as-violent-protests-spiral-out-of-control?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Bangladesh bans rallies as violent protests spiral out of control

Student protests against quotas for government jobs have escalated into the country’s worst unrest in years.

Al Jazeera