Students clash over quota system at New market area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Police have fired tear gas and charged with batons overnight during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a leading public university outside Bangladesh's capital over quota system in government jobs, police and students said Tuesday.
Bangladesh Protests: Students Clash With Police Authorities Amid Anti-Quota Unrest
Student protests in Bangladesh have caused widespread unrest across the region. The protests, which have turned violent, have claimed six lives and prompted an indefinite closure of schools and colleges in the region.
Bangladesh Job Quota Protests
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A student hides beneath a vechicle as students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dhaka University Protests
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Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Youth Unemployment Protests
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Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Student Protests
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Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Clashes
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Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Student Protests
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Students clash over quota system at New market area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Violence
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Police fire tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse students shouting slogans in favor of quota system in public service at the university campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Campus Violence
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Students advocating for quota reform in public service held a mock funeral at Dhaka University in memory of those who died during clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Job Quota Protests
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Police fire tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse students shouting slogans in favor of quota system in public service at the university campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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