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List Of People Killed In Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement
The Bangladesh quota reform movement has been organized to demand a reduction in the Quota system of Bangladesh Civil Service, quota for government jobs and a recruitment system based on merit. Since 2013, there have been a total of three quota reform movements in the country: 2013 Bangladesh quota reform movement, in 2013, 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement, in 2018, and most recently 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, in 2024. The 2024 movement was particularly violent and resulted in numerous casualties. According to various news reports, over 266 people have been killed in the protests so far in 2024. List of the deceased 2024 Protesters #Abu Sayed (student activist), Abu Sayed - was a 12th batch student of the English department at Begum Rokeya University and one of the main coordinators of the university's quota movement. Abu Sayeed has been killed during clash between police and protesters. #Wasim Akram - was a student of Chittagong College and the joint convener o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement
The quota reform movement in Bangladesh has been organized to demand reduction of quota in government jobs and recruitment based on merit. There have been three agitations for quota reforms in Bangladesh. So far, the general university and college students are in favor of this movement and the Awami League ruling Bangladesh government, Chhatra League and Awami League like-minded organisations are against. The first quota reform movement took place in 2013. Then in 2018, after the movement, a circular was announced in favor of the agitators. But this circular was declared invalid by the Supreme Court and the movement started again in 2024. Every time during the agitation, Bangladesh Police and Chhatra League attacked the students with lethal force. Background Quota system was first introduced in 1972 after the independence of Bangladesh in government jobs. At that time, 20% of the merit list was allocated, 40% was district-wise, 30% was allotted to family members of freedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |