Bangladesh’s top court lowers government jobs quota in response to deadly unrest
PBS NewsHourJUL 14 2024
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs after student protests turned deadly and killed at least 151 people across the country in the past week.
Nullifying a lower court's decision that had reinstated 30% reservation in government jobs for descendants of freedom fighters who fought in the country's 1971 War of Independence, the top court ruled that only 5% of the roles can be reserved for veterans' kin.Nullifying a lower court's decision that had reinstated a 30% set aside of government jobs for descendants of freedom fighters who fought in the country's 1971 War of Independence, the top court ruled that only 5% of the roles can be reserved for veterans' kin.
In addition, the court directed that 93% of government jobs will be open to candidates on merit, while the remaining 2% will be reserved for people from ethnic minorities or with disabilities.