Bangladesh Quota Protest

July 27, 2024 4:03 PM

Dhaka police take three student leaders in custody for their security

In Bangladesh, three leaders of the 'Students Against Discrimination' were taken to the custody of the Detective Branch of Dhaka police on Friday afternoon, citing security threats to them. Three coordinators -- Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud and Abu Baker Majumder of the Students Against Discrimination were taken into the Detective Branch (DB) police custody, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)'s additional commissioner Mohammad Harun-ar-Rashid told journalists on Friday night. The DB's chief claimed th...

July 21, 2024 3:48 PM

Bangladesh top court scraps most job quotas that triggered deadly protests, media say

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that have sparked student-led protests in which at least 114 people have been killed in the South Asian country, local media reported. The court's Appellate Division dismissed a lower court order that had reinstated the quotas, directing that 93% of government jobs will be open to candidates on merit, without quotas, the reports said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government had scrapped the quota system in 20...

July 19, 2024 8:24 PM

All Indian nationals safe, EAM Jaishankar himself monitoring situation: MEA on Bangladesh protests

All Indian nationals in Bangladesh are safe and New Delhi is in touch with officials there while closely monitoring the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said in the wake of ongoing violent protests in the neighbouring country. The Ministry of External Affairs said it has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is himself monitoring the situation. "As you are aware, there are protests which are happening in Bangladesh. We have around 8...