Students take to the streets to demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs. Here are details of the protests and their history.
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But the Supreme Court suspended the high court order after the government’s appeal, setting a date of Aug. 7 to hear the government’s challenge. The bulk covered groups such as freedom fighters’ families, with women and those from underdeveloped districts receiving a share of a tenth each, with 5% allotted to indigenous communities, and 1% for the disabled.The protests turned violent this week following clashes between thousands of anti-quota demonstrators and members of the student wing of Hasina’s Awami League party.
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