2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement - Wikipedia

This Wikipedia article documents the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, a major anti-government student protest that took place from June to August 2024. The movement was initially triggered by the reinstatement of a pre-2018 quota system reserving government jobs for certain groups, following a High Court ruling that struck down a 2018 reform circular. The article covers the movement's timeline (from early June through early August), its demands, the escalating violence and casualties (including an estimated 1,650+ protester deaths and 22,000 injuries), mass arrests (12,000+), and the eventual Supreme Court ruling ordering that 93% of government jobs be filled based on merit. It also details the movement's broader consequences, including a nationwide internet shutdown, curfews, arson of state infrastructure, and the triggering of a subsequent non-cooperation movement that ultimately contributed to the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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