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The massacre was a significant event in the political spectrum of Bangladesh, and part of the ongoing unrest that began in mid-2024. [30] The Supreme Court's decision to reinstate a 30% job quota for descendants of freedom fighters sparked initial protests as the decision reversed reforms from 2018 made in response to the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [31]
A preliminary report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published on 16 August 2024 stated that more than 400 fatalities were reported nationwide between 16 July and 4 August, mainly due to violence carried out by state forces such as the Bangladesh Police, RAB, BGB and Army, as well as the Chhatra League ...
The Students–People's uprising, [a] also known as the July Revolution, [b] was a pro-democracy mass uprising in Bangladesh. [ c ] It began as a quota reform movement in early June 2024, led by the Anti-discrimination Students Movement , after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the ...
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding Prime Minister ...
The non-cooperation movement, [a] also known as the one-point movement, [b] was a pro-democratic disinvestment movement and a mass uprising against the Awami League-led government of Bangladesh, initiated within the framework of 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.
He was shot by police on 18 July 2024 in Savar during a clash between protestors and police. [21] Rakib Hossain Rajib - was a student of Textile Engineering in Southeast University. He was shot by police while he was in procession in Dhaka on 5 August, 2024. He was said to have been involved in the quota reform movement from the beginning. [22]
The success of Bangladesh’s revolution and the Yunus government that has followed will be judged first and foremost on whether lives for ordinary Bangladeshis get better – but there are still ...
Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student demonstrators against a 76-year-old leader who had dominated her nation for decades ...