Demonstrations intensify after PM Sheikh Hasina labelled those opposing the quota as 'razakar' - a term used for those who allegedly collaborated with the Pakistani army during the 1971 war.
Demonstrations intensify after PM Sheikh Hasina labelled those opposing the quota as "razakar" - a term used for those who allegedly collaborated with the Pakistani army during the 1971 war.Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government's job quota system, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured.
Police fired teargas and rubber bullets and lobbed sound grenades at the students as they marched in processions carrying coffins in solidarity with those killed, said Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the anti-quota protests. She labelled those opposing the quota as"razakar" - a term used for those who allegedly collaborated with the Pakistani army during the 1971 war.
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