Bangladesh Quota Protest: Amidst the widespread protests relating to reservation insurance policies in Bangladesh, the Supreme Courtroom made a major choice on Sunday to cut back the quota for presidency jobs. Within the order, the courtroom stated that 93 per cent of presidency job positions will now be allotted primarily based purely on advantage, whereas the remaining seven per cent shall be reserved for particular classes, together with descendants of people who fought within the Bangladesh Liberation Conflict of 1971.
Earlier, there was a 30 per cent job reservation for kinfolk of warfare veterans. Not too long ago, protests erupted throughout the nation demanding enchancment within the reservation system in authorities jobs. As rigidity escalated, a nationwide curfew was imposed on Saturday, and army forces have been deployed in Dhaka to take care of order. Tragically, the protest triggered a number of casualties in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi authorities haven’t launched official numbers of the useless and injured. Nevertheless, based on a report by the newspaper ‘Prothom Alo’ on Saturday, not less than 103 individuals have been reported useless.
Responding to the continual violence in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to welcome refugees into the state. Banerjee said that Bengal will definitely present shelter to these in want.
“I shouldn’t be talking on the affairs of Bangladesh since that could be a sovereign nation and no matter must be stated on the problem is a subject of the Centre. However I can let you know this, if helpless individuals come knocking on the doorways of Bengal, we’ll certainly present them shelter,” She stated.
