Dhaka: Bangladesh is expected to formally accept the court’s ruling to cut quotas for government jobs. In a key meeting, the demands of the protesting students sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost 150 people.
As internet and telecom continue to remain shut in Dhaka, most major cities remain calm for the second day. However, the situation is still not entirely under control. Bangladesh Army chief who toured the capital by helicopter on Tuesday morning told officials that curfew must be relaxed for four hours in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, PM Hasina blamed her political opponents for the violence, a formal acceptance is expected to be published by today. The quotas had been scrapped in 2018 by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The protestors have given the government 48 hours to meet eight demands such as a public apology from Hasina and the re-opening of university campuses shut when the violence began.
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