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Police also charged batons and fired tear gas canisters at the students and poisonous tear gas shells at the BRACU campus. [203] [204] The Mirpur-10 station of the Dhaka Metro was closed for arson at a foot-overbridge beneath it. [205] Reports indicated that approximately 30 students were killed by the Bangladesh police. [206]
The movement was also fueled by ongoing socio-economic and political issues, including the government's mismanagement of the national economy, rampant corruption by government officials, human rights violations, allegations of undermining the country's sovereignty by Sheikh Hasina, and increasing authoritarianism and democratic backsliding.
The Police Bureau of Investigation was formed on 18 September 2012 to investigate "sensational" and difficult cases. [4] In November 2016 Bangladesh Police burned down shanties of Santals in Gaibandha and the PBI was tasked to identify the responsible police officers.
In Bangladesh, 56% of government jobs are reserved for various quotas. Women have a 10% reservation, 10% is for people from underdeveloped districts, 5% for indigenous communities and 1% for ...
Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the main opposition party who threw stones at security forces during a massive rally demanding the resignation of Prime ...
The news agency said more than 100 people were injured in parts of Bangladesh while police arrested over 540 opposition supporters in Dhaka and in several other districts across the country during ...
Students in Bangladesh began a quota reform movement in early June 2024 after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as July massacre , by the ...
Quota system was first introduced in 1972 after the independence of Bangladesh in government jobs. At that time, 20% of the merit list was allocated, 40% was district-wise, 30% was allotted to family members of freedom fighters who participated in the freedom struggle of Bangladesh, and 10% was allotted to war-affected women. [13]