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Bangladesh Curfew

1440 Daily Digest
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh's government imposed a nationwide curfew yesterday, as over 90 people were reported killed in anti-government protests over the weekend. The death toll, including at least 13 police officers, is the highest daily toll from protests in the country's recent history.


University students began leading protests last month over the top court's decision to reinstate a jobs quota reserving 30% of government positions for certain war veterans and their relatives. Following deadly clashes, the court reduced the number of reserved positions to 5%, with another 2% reserved for minorities. Protests have nonetheless continued, expanding to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—now in her fourth consecutive term—to resign. They are scheduled to march to the country's capital today.


One contributing issue is unemployment; over 30 million people in the country’s 170 million population are not are not in work or education. 

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