Five Killed in Bangladesh Student Protests Over Job Quotas

At least five people have been killed in Bangladesh as students clashed with police and government supporters during protests against a quota system that reserves 30% of government jobs for families of 1971 independence war veterans. Tens of thousands of students participated in nationwide demonstrations, marking the first significant protests against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government since her re-election. The protesters argue that the quotas are discriminatory and should be merit-based. The unrest follows a recent court order to reinstate the quotas, which had been previously halted.