The quota reform movement has swayed the students across the country on the July 2 last year as they perceived that reinstating of quota in government jobs by a court order is apparently a discrimination for meritorious students, hinting a growing wave of resistance.
On the second day of the student-led demonstration, demanding the reinstatement of the 2018 circular abolishing quotas in first- and second-class public service recruitment, the capital’s Shahbagh intersection once again turned into an epicenter of mass protest as demonstrators occupied the area.
The second day of the last year’s July uprising unfolded with a massive leap in scale as the anti-discrimination student movement, initially centered around Dhaka University, transformed into a coordinated national protest for abolishing quota system.
Students and job seekers on July 2 brought out a massive protest rally and occupied the capital’s Shahbagh with a vow to remain on the streets until their demands are fulfilled, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing movement against what they termed a discriminatory quota policy.
The rally began in front of the Dhaka University Central Library around 2:45pm with thousands of demonstrators from different universities and colleges, and marched towards Shahbagh through Nilkhet, Science Lab, and the Bata Signal.বিস্তারিত