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So from a cursory reading, these protests were originally because a quota system for government jobs, originally intended for descendants of veterans, was in th
by slavboj 2y ago
So from a cursory reading, these protests were originally because a quota system for government jobs, originally intended for descendants of veterans, was in the past paused, and now has been reimplemented as set-asides for politically favored demographics?
- thunfischbrot 2y agoYes, that’s one part of the initial protest. See https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-news/report-from-bangladesh-the-end-is-nigh/ https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-news/report-from-b... for details. Unfortunately Bangladesh’s democracy was slowly suffocated, with the only party in power liking their corruption schemes a little too much to allow for fair elections.