Dhaka. After the death of more than a hundred people during the protest against the implementation of the controversial reservation system for jobs, now the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has reduced the reservation limit. Now the reservation for the descendants of freedom fighters in jobs has been reduced from 30 percent to 5 percent. Also read: Centuries old weapons found in the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple, historians and researchers made this demand…
In fact, the students are demanding the abolition of the controversial quota system, under which 30 percent of government jobs were reserved for descendants of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s independence war in 1971. They say that this quota favors allies of the ruling Awami League party, which led the independence movement against Pakistan.
The Supreme Court ordered that the quota for descendants of freedom fighters be reduced to 5 per cent, with 93 per cent of jobs to be allocated on the basis of merit. The remaining 2 per cent will be set aside for ethnic minorities and transgender and disabled people.
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Sunday’s decision comes after weeks of protests – most of them led by students – that turned deadly on Tuesday when groups affiliated with the Awami League attacked protesters. Campaigners have accused the police of using “unlawful force” against demonstrators.
The student groups responsible for organising the protests have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision, but have decided to continue the protests until their main demands, including the release of those in jail and the resignation of officials responsible for the violence, are met.
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Curfew and shoot at sight orders
Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government imposed a curfew, called in the army and issued shoot-at-sight orders to prevent the biggest protests since she was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term this year.
For the past week, universities have been closed and Bangladesh is cut off from the outside world due to a communications blockade. Violence continued to escalate as police used tear gas, fired rubber bullets and smoke grenades to disperse stone-throwing protesters.
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Hasina government had abolished the quota
Hasina’s previous government abolished the quota system in 2018, but the High Court reinstated it last month, triggering a fresh round of protests and government action. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin told AFP news agency on Sunday that the apex court had declared last month’s High Court ruling “illegal”.
