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Society in Bangladesh in the 1980s, with the exception of the Hindu caste system, was not rigidly stratified; rather, it was open, fluid, and diffused, without a cohesive social organization and social structure. Social class distinctions were mostly functional, however, and there was considerable mobility among classes.
Given that Bangladesh continued to urbanize during this time, there are now more people living in extreme poverty in urban Bangladesh (3.3 million) than in 2010 (3 million). [17] Since independence the average rate of urbanization in Bangladesh is 5% [ 18 ] (World Bank 2012) & percentage share of urban population has doubled, from 15% in 1974 ...
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 ...
After the Yunus interim government took responsibility of Bangladesh's administration, the group announced a liaison committee to work on the new political arrangement. [29] On the same day, it announced a new coordination team. [ 30 ]
Footage of Sheikh Hasina visiting the station and shedding tears on 25 July was criticised on social media, with users accusing her of failing to react similarly to the loss of life during the protests. [344] According to Bangladesh Police, 235 police infrastructures and 281 vehicles were vandalized and set on fire. [345]
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.
June 2022: More than 40 people were killed and 200 injured after a fire broke out in a depot near the southern port city of Chittagong, in a blaze fire officials said could have been caused by a ...
However, in Bangladesh, as a liberal democracy, the reference of "socialism" is generally used to describe the state's goal to construct an exploitation-free society, [4] [5] rather than its original meaning and implementation, which is characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.