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The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government [d] and pro- democracy [e] protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an authoritarian government when ...
Bangladesh protests (2022-2024) Victory march by protesters after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Date. 10 December 2022 – 5 August 2024. (1 year, 7 months and 26 days) Initial phase: 10 December 2022 – January 2024. (1 year and 1 month) Student–People's uprising: 5 June – 5 August 2024. (2 months)
The protest began in June 2024, in response to the Supreme Court of Bangladesh reinstating a 30% quota for descendants of freedom fighters, reversing the government decision made in response to the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Students began to feel like they have a limited opportunity based on merit.
That move, which covered the 30% of jobs reserved for family members of freedom fighters in the 1971 war for independence from Pakistan, followed similar student protests.
Students and protesters clash with police during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 11, 2024. ... Bangladesh, on July 18, 2024.
Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists over a quota system for government jobs.
The Student–People's uprising, also known as July Revolution, [20] [21] [22] was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students.
Sam Jahan and Sudipto Ganguly. July 21, 2024 at 12:05 PM. By Sam Jahan and Sudipto Ganguly. DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most quotas on government jobs after ...