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UN Rights Office Estimates up to 1,400 Killed in Crackdown on Protests in Bangladesh

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2024

Anti-Discrimination Movement

The 2024 Anti-Discrimination Movement began around the reinstatement of the government job quota system. Students from universities across the country mobilized to demand merit-based recruitment. The movement quickly spread nationwide and, over time, grew into a broader social and political protest.

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July Crackdown and Internet Shutdown

In July 2024, clashes, deaths, curfew, military deployment, and internet restrictions turned the quota-reform protests into a nationwide crisis. UN and rights organizations later documented allegations of excessive and unlawful force, while official and partisan accounts disputed responsibility and casualty framing.