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  Bangladesh bans top Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing after deadly jobs protests

  World | August 01, 2024 16:54 IST

  Bangladesh PM Hasina and several other Cabinet ministers have accused the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami party and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir of playing a role in the violence during the student protests.

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  'March for Justice': Bangladesh protestors back to street, demand UN probe as 200 killed in clash

  World | July 31, 2024 19:25 IST

  More than 200 people were killed in Bangladesh in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country's quota system for government jobs.

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  Bangladesh sends 'diplomatic note' to India criticising Mamata's 'shelter' remarks: MEA

  World | July 25, 2024 19:18 IST

  The MEA acknowledged that Bangladesh outcried over the recent comments made by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee through a diplomatic channel. Earlier this week, Banerjee offered shelter to people in distress from Bangladesh.

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  Bangladesh top court scraps most job quotas after 133 killed in violent protests

  World | July 21, 2024 19:09 IST

  The court's Appellate Division dismissed a lower court order that had reinstated the quotas, directing that 93% of government jobs will be open to candidates on merit, without quotas.

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  Bangladesh: Protesters set ablaze state TV headquarters, several trapped inside amid massive stir

  World | July 18, 2024 19:18 IST

  The unrest reached a critical juncture when a group of protesters targeted the Bangladesh state TV headquarters, located in a prominent area of the capital. Reports indicate that the attackers breached security barriers and swiftly set parts of the building on fire.

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  Govt exempts certain establishments from giving job quota to disabled; rights groups object

  India | August 19, 2021 19:33 IST

  ​The government has exempted certain establishments from the purview of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 section which provides for reservation in employment for persons with benchmark disabilities, according to gazette notifications.

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  DMK promises 75% job quota for local people in TN

  Elections | March 14, 2021 9:00 IST

  The opposition DMK in poll-bound Tamil Nadu released its manifesto on Saturday, promising to reserve 75 percent jobs for the local people in the state if the party is voted to power.

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  Kerala government announces job quotas to economically backward among forward communities

  Politics | November 15, 2017 19:24 IST

  CM Vijayan said the decision was taken by the cabinet. In principle, a constitutional amendment would be needed to validate the provision of jobs for the economically backward among the forward communities.

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  Muslims in Maharashtra start 300-km march for job quota

  India | May 20, 2013 8:29 IST

  Nashik, May 20: People here trooped out Sunday on the streets to welcome and offer chilled soft drinks to over 1,000 Muslims who embarked on a 300-km Gandhian march to Mumbai demanding reservations in job,