Bangladesh calm after top court scraps job quotas | Protests News
Bangladesh has enjoyed a shaky calm amid a curfew as protesters set the government a 48-hour deadline to meet their new demands. Widespread disruption of…
Bangladesh judges slash government hiring quotas but protestors vow to fight on
Bangladeshi troops stand guard in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday on day three of a national curfew imposed by the embattled government of Sheik Hasina…
Top court scraps most job quotas after violent unrest
Bangladesh's top court has scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked violent clashes across the country that have killed more than…
Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas that caused deadly unrest: Reports | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The top court scales back – but did not abolish – a contentious quota system that sparked deadly protests.Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has scrapped most…
Who are the protesters demanding an end to job quotas in Bangladesh? | Business and Economy News
Bangladesh has been rocked by student protests for nearly three weeks. Since July 1, university students have been protesting across the country to demand the…
Dozens wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas | Protests
NewsFeedMore than 100 people have been injured during protests over government job quotas for special groups in Bangladesh. Demonstrators say they were attacked by supporters…
At least 100 wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas | Protests News
Demonstrators say the quota system benefits the children of pro-government groups and demand it be scrapped.Violent clashes between people loyal to Bangladesh’s ruling party and…
Retiring Gold Coast MP Karen Andrews says she couldn’t convince a woman to run for Liberal preselection
In short: Karen Andrews says she could not get a woman "over the line" to run for preselection in the seat she has held for 14…
Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often…
Justice Official Scores Hiring Quotas for Blacks and Women
WASHINGTON — Assistant Atty. Gen. William Bradford Reynolds said Friday that the push to preserve preferential hiring quotas “mocks those courageous civil rights leaders” of the…