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BANGLADESH SHUTS OFFICES, IMPOSES CURFEW TO CURB DEADLY JOB QUOTA PROTESTS

By Sam Jahan and Sudipto Ganguly
July 20, 20245:33 PM GMT+2Updated 3 days ago
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 * Army patrols streets of Dhaka, nationwide curfew imposed
 * Govt declares Sunday and Monday as public holidays
 * At least 114 people dead during protests this week
 * Court will hear appeal against reinstatement of quotas on Sunday

DHAKA, July 20 (Reuters) - Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the
Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday and the government ordered all offices and
institutions to stay closed for two days after at least 114 people were killed
this week during student-led protests against government job quotas.
At least four people died, according to hospital data, during sporadic clashes
on Saturday in some areas of Dhaka, which has been the centre of the protests,
and where security forces set up road blocks to enforce a curfew.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government declared Sunday and Monday as "public
holidays" due to the situation in the country, with only emergency services
allowed to operate.
Authorities had earlier closed universities and colleges from Wednesday.
Nationwide unrest broke out following student anger against the quotas for
government jobs, which included 30% reserved for the families of those who
fought for independence from Pakistan.
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Hasina's government had scrapped the quota system in 2018, but a court
reinstated it last month. The Supreme Court suspended the decision after a
government appeal and will hear the case on Sunday after agreeing to bring
forward a hearing scheduled for Aug. 7.
The demonstrations - the biggest since Hasina was re-elected for a fourth
successive term this year - have also been fuelled by high unemployment among
young people, who make up nearly a fifth of the population.

Internet and text message services in Bangladesh have been suspended since
Thursday, cutting the nation off as police cracked down on protesters who defied
a ban on public gatherings.
Overseas telephone calls mostly failed to connect while websites of
Bangladesh-based media organisations did not update and their social media
accounts remained inactive.
"To take a country of nearly 170 million people off the Internet is a drastic
step, one we haven't seen since the likes of the Egyptian revolution of 2011,"
said John Heidemann, chief scientist of the networking and cybersecurity
division at USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute.

The internet shutdown meant many people could not top up their electricity
meters, leaving them without power.
Item 1 of 6 Members of the Bangladesh Army sit on an armoured vehicle along with
police during a curfew imposed in response to student-led protests against
government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Anik Rahman
[1/6]Members of the Bangladesh Army sit on an armoured vehicle along with police
during a curfew imposed in response to student-led protests against government
job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Anik Rahman Purchase
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The clashes have injured thousands, according to hospitals across Bangladesh.
The Dhaka Medical College Hospital received 27 dead bodies between 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. (1100-1200 GMT) on Friday.
During the week police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and hurled sound grenades
to scatter protesters throwing bricks and setting fire to vehicles.
With the death toll climbing and police and other security forces unable to
contain the protests, authorities imposed a national curfew and deployed the
military, who were given orders to shoot on sight if needed.
The curfew was eased for two hours from noon on Saturday to allow people to shop
for supplies and complete other chores. It will last until 10 a.m. (0400 GMT) on
Sunday, when the government will assess the situation.


STONES AND DEBRIS

Those venturing out had their identification cards inspected by army personnel
at check points. TV footage showed troops had set up roadblocks and bunkers
using sandbags across strategic locations of Dhaka.
Reuters TV footage showed armed soldiers surveying roads littered with stones
and debris as shops remained shuttered. Trees and barricades were uprooted on
streets where charred vehicles stood. Young men played football on a deserted
road during the relaxation in the curfew.
In the central Bangladesh district of Narsingdi, protesters stormed a jail on
Friday, freeing over 850 inmates and setting fire to the facility, TV channels
reported, citing police. Scattered incidents of arson were also reported on
Saturday in some parts of the country.
Many opposition party leaders, activists and student protesters had been
arrested, said Tarique Rahman, the exiled acting chairman of the main opposition
Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Police arrested Nahid Islam, a leading student
coordinator, at 2 a.m. on Saturday, the protesters said in a text message.
Reuters could not independently confirm the arrests.
Neighbouring India said nearly 1,000 Indian students had returned home since the
violence began.
"The rising death toll is a shocking indictment of the absolute intolerance
shown by the Bangladeshi authorities to protest and dissent," said Babu Ram
Pant, the deputy regional director for South Asia at Amnesty International, one
of many rights groups that have criticised the government's handling of the
protests.

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Rporting by Sam Jahan in Dhaka and Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Additional
reporting by Mohammad Ponir Hossain in Dhaka; Writing by Sudipto Ganguly and
Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Sam Holmes, William Mallard, Giles Elgood,
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