Bangladesh Closes Universities Amid Deadly Student Protests
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Bangladesh has indefinitely shut down all universities and colleges following deadly protests against a government job quota system, which left six people dead. The protests, driven by high youth unemployment and dissatisfaction with the 30% job reservation for families of 1971 War of Independence freedom fighters, escalated after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to meet protesters' demands. Authorities have deployed riot police and paramilitary forces to maintain order, and Amnesty International has called for the safety of peaceful protesters.
- Bangladesh shuts universities and colleges indefinitely after protests turn deadly NBC News
- Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh BBC.com
- Bangladesh students defy orders, occupy universities as tensions spiral Al Jazeera English
- Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests The New York Times
- Bangladesh’s government raids opposition HQ and asks universities to close after 6 die in protests The Associated Press
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