Bangladesh’s top court scales back ‘discriminatory’ job quota system after deadly protests

The Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Sunday ruled that only a small share of government jobs can be allocated to relatives of veterans who fought in the country’s war of independence. The rest must be allocated upon merit. The controversial quota system, which previously reserved 30 percent of those jobs to people related to war veterans, has in the past few weeks led to mass protests and more than a hundred deaths, according to local media.

Jul 21, 2024 - 07:00
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Bangladesh’s top court scales back ‘discriminatory’ job quota system after deadly protests
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh on Sunday ruled that only a small share of government jobs can be allocated to relatives of veterans who fought in the country’s war of independence. The rest must be allocated upon merit. The controversial quota system, which previously reserved 30 percent of those jobs to people related to war veterans, has in the past few weeks led to mass protests and more than a hundred deaths, according to local media.
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