Bangladesh students clash in job quota protests, at least 100 injured


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  • Tuesday, 16 Jul 2024

FILE PHOTO: Students and job seekers shouts slogans as they protest to ban quotas for government job at Shahbagh Square in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

DHAKA (Reuters) - More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh on Monday in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party, police and witnesses said.

The protests mark the first significant demonstrations that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has faced since she won a fourth straight term in an election in January boycotted by the main opposition.

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