Court overturns ruling reserving 30% of government jobs for independence war veterans and their relatives Bangladesh’s top court has reduced the quotas on government jobs that led to widespread student-led protests and violent clashes that killed more than 100 people.According to reports in local media, on Sunday afternoon the supreme court overturned a ruling that had reintroduced quotas for all civil service jobs, meaning that 30% were reserved for veterans and relatives of those who fought in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/21/bangladesh-court-scraps-job-quotas-student-led-protests
Author : Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Publish date : 2024-07-21 11:24:47
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