Student protest continues in Bangladesh against quota system in jobs Nationwide strike Mobile telephone services and internet suspended from many areas
Dhaka - There is a nationwide strike in the ongoing protest of students to end the quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh. The students called for a strike last night. Protests against the government are going on across the country. During this protest, six people were killed and hundreds were injured, according to the report of Bangladesh's major English newspaper Daily Star.
It has been stated in the report that most of the service counters are closed at the major bus stations of Dhaka. The employees say that they have been informed by the owner of the buses that no bus should be run today.
More than half of Bangladesh's high-paying civil service jobs with attractive benefits go to quotas 30 percent of government jobs are reserved for the families of freedom heroes, those who were in 1971 Bangladesh. participated in the War of Independence, while a 10 percent quota was kept for women and 10 percent for certain districts, a total of 6 percent quota was set for minorities and disabled persons.
The students are demanding that all the quotas in the civil services should be abolished except for the minorities and the disabled. Due to the action taken against the students are now demanding to make the educational institutions crime-free.
Daily Star says that reports of clashes between the police and protesters have been received from places including the capital Dhaka on Thursday. The meeting of the ruling party Awami League was also canceled at the Mirpur 10 intersection of Dhaka, but a large number of students participating in the protest attended the meeting. reached the point and ended it. According to the report, there was a large number of police near the meeting place, but they did not interfere in any way. The angry students also broke the chairs and other equipment installed for the Awami League meeting. There are also reports of suspension of phone services and internet.
The report states that the 4G network has been shut down in universities across the country for the past three days.
There are about 130 million mobile phone users in Bangladesh, and 32 million people in Bangladesh's population of about 170 million are without employment or education. They are going on a complete strike, he said that during this time hospital and emergency services will be restored while ambulance services will be allowed.
A three-wheeled cycle rickshaw is plying in Dhaka and people are using it to travel. Controlling police and paramilitary forces deployed on the borders have been deployed in the universities, the officials say that this deployment has been done to control the riots and restore public order.
The recent student protest has proved to be the first major challenge for the Awami League government which was established for the fourth time in a row in January this year under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Most of the opposition parties, including the BNP, had boycotted.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the establishment of a judicial commission on the deaths of students due to police violence while addressing on Wednesday. The Supreme Court will hear the government's appeal against the High Court's decision.
It may be noted that in June, the Dhaka High Court restored the 30 percent quota in civil services for the families of 1971 war heroes. After the quota was restored, the Supreme Court temporarily suspended it last week. In her address, Sheikh Hasina urged the protesting students to show patience until the Supreme Court's decision.
It should be noted that the protest intensified when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to accept the demands of the protesters. Various human rights groups, including the United Nations and the United States, have urged the government of Bangladesh to protect peaceful protesters, but peaceful protest is a basic human right. Clashes have also taken place between the wings. Police say that three of the six people killed are students
