Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests


FILE PHOTO: Members of Bangladesh Army gesture as they patrol in an armoured vehicle on the second-day of curfew, as violence erupted in parts of the country after protests by students against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150 people this month.

The agitation, which began in universities and colleges last month, flared into nationwide protests that injured thousands as security forces cracked down, leading to curfew, army patrols on the streets and internet suspension to rein in the violence.

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