Awaiting a new dawn in Bangladesh.

The article focuses on a student movement against a lopsided quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh held in July 2024 that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power. Topics include the reform of the quota system only after a brutal state violence on students a...

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Publicado en:Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 951 - 962
Autores principales: Azim, Firdous, Zaman, Tabassum
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2024
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Sumario:The article focuses on a student movement against a lopsided quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh held in July 2024 that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power. Topics include the reform of the quota system only after a brutal state violence on students and civilians, the systemic institutional injustices in the country under Hasina such as corruption and inflation, and a background on the introduction of the quota system in Bangladesh in 1972.