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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Faisal Mahmud

How peaceful Bangladesh quota protests morphed into nationwide unrest

Students clash with police during a protest over a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, July 19, 2024 [Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]

Dhaka, Bangladesh – For three days, Ahsan Habib, a private university student, was on the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka protesting against what he believes was a “violent assault” by police and ruling party supporters against common people like him.

The student protests seeking reform of the government’s job quota system have morphed into nationwide violent unrest, with demands for holding the government accountable for the loss of lives over the past week.

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