Bangladesh is experiencing severe brutality as the student death toll surpasses 200, according to international news agencies citing hospital sources, while Daily Prothom Alo reported the death toll till July 23 is 200. The students were protesting the reinstatement of a discriminatory government job quota system by the High Court. The movement began at Dhaka University, where many students come from lower and middle-class families and rely on government jobs for employment.
The government’s response to the protest has been dismissive and brutal. Despite attempts to engage with the President and the Law and Home Ministers, students were met with mockery. In a televised press conference, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina compared the students to “rajakars” (collaborators with the Pakistan army during the War of Independence), further inflaming the situation. In response, students began calling themselves “rajakars” in protest.
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