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Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh protesters demand government take responsibility for deaths

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on to apologize and fire the home minister

A man walks past damaged vehicles that were set afire by a mob after violence answered student protests against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21.   © Reuters

DHAKA -- The situation in Bangladesh remains tense despite a Supreme Court Appellate Division ruling on Sunday that opened the way for most government jobs to be given to the best applicant.

Student demonstrations rose up weeks ago in the capital of Bangladesh demanding that the government scrap a so-called quota system and hand out civil service jobs in a more equitable manner. The demonstrations were a response to a High Court verdict that had reinstated the quotas.

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