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In Pics: Bangladesh witnesses decade's biggest protest staged by students

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The protest is being reported to be the biggest faced by Prime Minsiter Sheikh Haisna, who has put down the demands of scrapping the job quota. / AFP PHOTO /
The protest is being reported to be the biggest faced by Prime Minsiter Sheikh Haisna, who has put down the demands of scrapping the job quota. / AFP PHOTO /
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Out of the 56% quota, the majority 30% has been reserved for the families of war-veterans. This has enraged the students who do not fall in the category and they took to streets for demonstrations and sit-ins. / AFP PHOTO / -
Out of the 56% quota, the majority 30% has been reserved for the families of war-veterans. This has enraged the students who do not fall in the category and they took to streets for demonstrations and sit-ins. / AFP PHOTO / -
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After the crackdown, the students got into clash with police, in which at least a hundred were injured. The clash started on late Sunday and lasted till early Monday , converting Dhaka university into a battleground. /Image: AFP PHOTO /
After the crackdown, the students got into clash with police, in which at least a hundred were injured. The clash started on late Sunday and lasted till early Monday , converting Dhaka university into a battleground. /Image: AFP PHOTO /
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A massive protest broke out in Bangladesh on Monday after police attacked students protesting against quota system in jobs, with rubber bullets and tear gas . /Image: AFP PHOTO /
A massive protest broke out in Bangladesh on Monday after police attacked students protesting against quota system in jobs, with rubber bullets and tear gas . /Image: AFP PHOTO /
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Students were protesting against government's decision of reserving 56% for 1971 independence war veterans' families and for the disadvantaged minorities in the civil service jobs, leaving only 46% for the general section. /Image: AFP
Students were protesting against government's decision of reserving 56% for 1971 independence war veterans' families and for the disadvantaged minorities in the civil service jobs, leaving only 46% for the general section. /Image: AFP
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