How Bangladesh's jobs-quota system works and why it is so contentious | DW News

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Published 2024-07-22

The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has drastically scaled back a quota system for government jobs, that sparked weeks of unrest and led to dozens of deaths. Previously about 30 percent of jobs were set aside for the families of veterans who fought in the country's war of independence. It's not yet clear how the demonstrators will react to the new ruling, which reduces that quota to just 5 percent.

00:00 Bangladesh Supreme Court scales back job quotas
02:02 DW speaks with Tasneem Khalil, Bangladeshi journalistliving in exile in Malmö, Sweden

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All Comments (21)

@Katinka6413 8 hours ago

Bangladeshi people deserve a new government who brings justice and listens to different opinions and needs! THE WORLD IS WATCHING!
@nytinvlogs6528 7 hours ago

I am from Nepal 💕 but we Nepalese love people of Bangladesh that we called them as brave students soldiers
@user-de6jc5qf2w 8 hours ago

Innocent students are killed by police. Cannot hold tears for the silent role of the Bangladesh Army.
@lombo5293 9 hours ago

Hasina must step down and face justice for the mass murder.
@JackieChakie 9 hours ago

The judgement has a hidden terms and condition applied to it. The government has power to change this percentage whenever the government wants to.
@mderad1 8 hours ago

No more Hasina save Bangladesh 🇧🇩
@memeszzed1116 7 hours ago

As an Aussie Bangladeshi🇦🇺🇧🇩 I have not heard anything from my relatives in the last 3 or 4 days, genocide more than 350 possibly 400 now Not just me, all of Bangladesh 🇧🇩 wants Hasan to step down and face justice for her war crimes
@MahbubAlamTanjil 8 hours ago

i am a Bangladeshi citizen . STEP DOWN HASINA✊✊
@techmdmokarom 8 hours ago

This government has been a government without elections without people's vote
@mujammelalifahad9329 7 hours ago

We want justice, freedom of speech, human rights and real democracy.
@MEMOUNAT 9 hours ago

We want to see- No more Hasina.
@forhadhossain2845 8 hours ago

We are spending without internet last 4 days . Over Millions of abroad living the disconnected from their home country family & friends .
@DindaNastiti 5 hours ago

Im literally crying. I have been following the news I didn't expect to be this horrible. As someone who learns bengali language and loves bengali culture. This is a heartbreaking. Prayer from indonesia to all bengali bondhu.
@islamrafiqul680 8 hours ago

According to the current situation, thousands of people have been killed by Hasina's police in Bangladesh.
@Khan36000 7 hours ago

"Quota can be increased whenever govt wants." This is the actual verdict announced by court.
@qrfoysolahmed1082 10 hours ago

Please save Bangladeshi students
@mdarmanhossainkhanarmanhos5982 9 hours ago

বাংলাদেশে সরকার বলছে, সারাদেশে আজ রাতেই ব্রডব্যান্ড লাইন স্বাভাবিক হতে পারে।আইসিটি প্রতিমন্ত্রী জুনাইদ আহমেদ পলক দুপুরে এক অনুষ্ঠানে সাংবাদিকদের বলেছেন, দেশব্যাপী ইন্টারনেটের সংযোগ স্বাভাবিক করতেছে
@nilnil8411 7 hours ago

India has reserved quotas of 60% for quite some time and no one even bothers to protest. I wish we were as demanding of our rights to equality as the youth of Bangladesh has shown
@user-cx4ke2gc5t 8 hours ago

Killer Hasina must resign immediately
@KhaledHossain-bp2cj 8 hours ago

I don't understand what kind of law enforcement we have in Bangladesh they acting like they are part of awami league