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SINGAPORE: Along with many parts of the world, four South Asian countries — Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka — face elections this year. Their elections come at a time of somewhat peculiar situations in their domestic political landscapes.
Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year tenure.
DHAKA — Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government's job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to punish those responsible deaths of six people at protests.
Thousands of Bangladeshi university students threw roadblocks across key highways on Sunday, demanding the end of “discriminatory” quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes.