Who are the protesters demanding an end to job quotas in Bangladesh?
Al Jazeera
Experts say lack of jobs for university graduates driving unrest in the South Asian country.
Bangladesh has been rocked by student protests for nearly three weeks.
Since July 1, university students have been protesting across the country to demand the removal of quotas in government jobs after the High Court reinstated a rule that reserves nearly one-third of posts for the descendants of those who participated in the country’s 1971 liberation movement.
Following the High Court’s ruling in June, 56 percent of government jobs are now reserved for specific groups, including children and grandchildren of freedom fighters, women, and people from “backward districts”.
Student protesters have clashed with police and members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, a student wing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s governing Awami League party.
Six people have been killed and hundreds of others injured.
