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Hasina labelled the protestors as "Razakars" and resulted in widespread violence

July 21, 2024
The protests intensified following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's controversial remarks, where she labelled the protestors as "Razakars".

In response to student protests against government job quotas, the Bangladeshi government has imposed strict security measures, which have resulted in widespread violence in the country. Following its inability to stem the violence, the government enforced a statewide curfew and kept shutting off the internet in areas that caused disruption.The government of Bangladesh has taken drastic security measures in response to the ongoing violence in the country brought on by student protests over government job quotas. Following its inability to stem the violence, the government enforced a statewide curfew and kept shutting off the internet in areas that caused disruption.

As the country's highest court prepared to rule on a public service hiring quota that has sparked days of deadly skirmishes between police and demonstrators, killing numerous people, Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew throughout the nation on Sunday.As the country's highest court prepared to rule on a public service hiring quota that has sparked days of deadly skirmishes between police and demonstrators, killing numerous people, Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew throughout the nation on Sunday.

Meanwhile, a statewide internet outage persisted. According to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on Sunday, the curfew would be loosened from 3 to 5 p.m. to allow citizens to do necessary errands.Soldiers patrolled cities throughout the South Asian nation on Sunday, the day the Supreme Court was scheduled to rule on whether to remove the job quotas. Meanwhile, a statewide internet outage persisted. According to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on Sunday, the curfew would be loosened from 3 to 5 p.m. to allow citizens to do necessary errands.


A number of nations have issued travel advisories for Bangladesh, cautioning their nationals against visiting the nation in light of the current unrest. Amidst the worsening circumstances in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided to postpone her overseas vacation. The country's quota system for civil service jobs, which reserves posts for particular groups, particularly relatives of those who took part in the 1971 War of Independence against Pakistan, has been the driving force for the demonstrations in Bangladesh.A number of nations have issued travel advisories for Bangladesh, cautioning their nationals against visiting the nation in light of the current unrest. Amidst the worsening circumstances in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called off her vacation abroad. Protests in Bangladesh have been sparked by calls for changes to.

The violence in Bangladesh this week has killed 133 people so far, according to AFP. The most deadly day in the protests was on July 18, and the government has been unable to control the violence so far.
Source NDTV and AFP.