Over 2,500 arrested in Bangladesh

Over 2,500 demonstrators have been arrested in Bangladesh after weeks of student protests in the country that have claimed more than 174 human lives.

» Published: July 23 2024

Over 2,500 arrested in Bangladesh
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Over 2,500 demonstrators have been arrested in Bangladesh after weeks of student protests in the country that have claimed more than 174 lives.

The students have been demonstrating against a quota system for government jobs that favors descendants of those who participated in the liberation war in 1971. When the violence escalated last week, the government introduced a curfew and deployed the military to quell the unrest.

After the quota system was changed by the country's highest court on Sunday, the unrest has died down. Soldiers are patrolling the streets of the capital Dhaka, but the curfew remains in place, although it has been slightly relaxed.

The leading student organization behind the protests has temporarily suspended the demonstrations and is demanding, among other things, that the internet be restored, the curfew be lifted, and that arrested demonstrators be released.

The violent protests are among the worst during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule. In January, she won a fourth term in an election boycotted by the opposition, which was deemed rigged in favor of the ruling Awami Party.

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