Bangladesh students vow to keep demonstrating after job quotas walked back
Jul 21, 2024 #QuotaReform #BangladeshProtests #AlJazeeraEnglish
In Bangladesh a Supreme Court ruling has significantly reduced quotas for gover
Jul 21, 2024 #QuotaReform #BangladeshProtests #AlJazeeraEnglish
In Bangladesh a Supreme Court ruling has significantly reduced quotas for government jobs.
The controversial policy - scrapped by Sheikh Hasina's government in 2018 - was reintroduced in June, prompting widespread demonstrations.
A crackdown by security forces has killed more than 140 people and injured thousands.
A nationwide curfew and internet blackout remain in force – and protesters say their fight isn't over.
Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.