Protests in Bangladesh over politicised quota system for highly sought-after government jobs turned violent after shoot-on-sight order given to military.
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When the protests showed no slowing down and the death toll continued climbing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave soldiers shoot-on-sight orders and imposed a curfew. The quota originally reserves 30% of all government jobs for the children of “freedom fighters” from the country’s 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
Malaysian students in Bangladesh face hurdles getting to safety As of 19 July, Wisma Putra mentioned that the Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka reported that all Malaysian students in Dhaka are currently safe. There are 95 students in Bangladesh and two have recently left Dhaka with the assistance of the High Commission.
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