Bangladesh is slowly returning to normalcy after a tumultuous period of student protests that resulted in over 200 deaths and widespread chaos. The protests were sparked by demands to end a government job quota system that reserved 30% of positions for relatives of veterans from the country's war of independence in 1971.
Following a Supreme Court order to reduce the quota to 5%, the government issued a circular accepting the verdict and pledged to implement the new system. However, protesters have criticized the government for the violence and deaths that occurred during the demonstrations.
