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Students in Bangladesh protest again, demand Prime Minister Hasina's resignation
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In Bangladesh, students have started a protest again. According to the Bangladeshi media, their last 'unanimous' demand was the resignation of the government. The students again took to the streets demanding justice for more than 200 classmates who died during the protest.
Two people were killed in a clash between Awami League workers and protesters on Sunday. Dhaka Tribune has reported that more than 30 people were injured in the clash in Munshiganj.
Even on Saturday, a large number of students were present on the streets of Dhaka. There were also clashes with security personnel in some places. bdnews24.com has reported that one businessman was killed and at least 20 people were injured during the clashes.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the coordinators of the 'anti-discrimination student movement' for talks. 'The door of Ganabhavan is always open. I want to talk to the anti-quota protesters. I want to listen to them. I don't want violence,' the Prime Minister said with a smile. In a meeting with the Professional Coordinating Council, she called for dialogue. But the protestors are adamant that they will not negotiate with Hasina. Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the protest group, wrote on Facebook, 'We cannot expect justice and negotiate with the murderous government. The time for forgiveness has passed.'
After the reservation and quota system was abolished by the court order, the movement was put on hold for some time. The protest has been somewhat dampened after the court of Bangladesh ordered that 93 percent of the government jobs will be through open competition.
that decision Hasina government has also accepted. University students protested against reservation in government jobs for children of people active in Bangladesh's freedom movement. More than 150 people were killed in the clashes that took place after the demonstration turned violent.
Bangladesh was separated from Pakistan in 1971 after the freedom struggle of 'Mukti Bahini'. The students of the university had been rallying against the reservation system for a few days at various places. According to which, 30 percent reservation and quota system in government jobs were being given to the families of the martyrs who fought in the freedom struggle. which was abolished by the Hasina government in 2018. But last June, after the lower court overturned the government's decision, the protests started.
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