নিউজ আর্কাইভ, জুলাই ১৯ – ২২ - জুলাই আর্কাইভ

This document is a news archive from July 19–22, 2024, compiled by "July Archive" (জুলাই আর্কাইভ), covering the massive student-led quota reform protests in Bangladesh that rapidly escalated into a nationwide crisis. The archive documents how protests against Bangladesh's government job quota system — particularly reservations for descendants of 1971 Liberation War veterans — turned violently deadly, with at least 56–100+ people killed, a nationwide internet blackout imposed, and the government declaring a curfew with shoot-on-sight orders and deploying the army. Key events covered include attacks on the state broadcaster BTV, a prison break in Narsingdi where 826 inmates escaped, Metro Rail stations being vandalized, and widespread clashes between protesters, police, and ruling party student wing Chhatra League. By July 21–22, Bangladesh's Supreme Court scrapped most of the contested quotas (reducing reserved quotas to approximately 7%), the government promised compensation to affected families, and protesters temporarily suspended their movement for 48 hours — though demonstrations continued as student leaders demanded further accountability for the violence committed against them.

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জুলাই আর্কাইভ - জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে গণমানুষের ইতিহাস

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