Bangladesh accepts court ruling to cut state job quotas after unrest, eases curfew

Men ride on a motorbike past a damaged vehicle that was set afire by a mob during clashes after violence erupted following protests by students against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ File Photo

DHAKA (Reuters) - The Bangladesh government said on Tuesday it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition, meeting a key demand of students after a week of some of the country's deadliest protests in years.

But students raised fresh demands including the scrapping of a curfew, restoration of internet services and a reopening of campuses, leaving unclear whether the government's acceptance of the court decision would completely defuse the unrest.