আন্দোলনের গতিপথ ঠিক করবে সরকার, বললেন সমন্বয়ক নাহিদ – July-36

This Bengali-language news article from July 8, 2024 covers the escalating anti-quota reform movement in Bangladesh, led by student coordinator Nahid Islam of the "Baishamya-birodhi Chhatra Andolon" (Anti-Discrimination Student Movement). Nahid announced a consolidation of the movement's demands from four points to a single demand: that parliament pass a law abolishing discriminatory quotas in all grades of government jobs, replacing them with minimal quotas only for genuinely disadvantaged groups as per the constitution, and declared that "the ball is now in the government's court." The article details widespread protest actions including blockades at 11 locations in Dhaka, demonstrations at 9 universities, and blockades of 3 railway lines and 6 major highways, alongside the formation of a 65-member coordinating committee. Various political actors' positions are covered, including BNP's cautious support, Chhatra League's behind-the-scenes obstruction, and the government's stance that the matter is sub-judice before the courts. Additional context includes four ministers holding a closed-door meeting concluding the issue was a court matter, the Attorney General urging patience, the Prime Minister departing on a four-day China visit, and the arrest of 17 people linked to a government job exam question-paper leak scandal.

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