Bangladesh
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In Bangladesh, 48 people were killed in protests organized to draw attention to the deaths of protesters who opposed the decision to allocate a quota to the civil service. An "indefinite curfew" was announced in the capital and some regions.
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In Bangladesh, professors, teachers and television workers protested to demand the release of students who were arrested for protesting against the allocation of public service quotas to relatives of independence fighters. Last month, at least 11,000 people were arrested during protests that left hundreds of victims.
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Large-scale protests against the quota system for government jobs continue in Bangladesh despite the Supreme Court overturning the government's decision. At least 187 people were killed in the clashes. The curfew has been extended until Thursday, with the internet blacked out across the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced that the restrictive measures will continue until the situation improves.
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Large-scale protests against the quota system for government jobs continue in Bangladesh despite the Supreme Court overturning the government's decision. At least 187 people were killed in the clashes. The curfew has been extended until Thursday, with the internet blacked out across the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced that the restrictive measures will continue until the situation improves.
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Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a 30 percent government employment quota for children of independence fighters that sparked protests across the country. At least 114 people have died as a result of public unrest in recent days.
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Protests against the government's employment quota turned into riots in Bangladesh, killing 28 people. Demonstrators broke into the office of state television, started a fire in the building's parking lot and lobby. All mosques in the country are offering funeral prayers in absentia for those who died in the riots.
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The UN has asked the international community to allocate 852.4 million dollars to help the approximately 1 million Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar 7 years ago and the government of Bangladesh, which received them.
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