A friend told me about the current crisis in Bangladesh with students protesting against the corrupt government. The state was planning to implement a quota system of 30% for goverment jobs. The jobs are reserved for family members of veterans who fought for the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971. So as far as I understand, it's pretty much nepotism. A further 26 percent of jobs are allocated to women, disabled people and ethnic minorities. This leaves about 3,000 positions for which 400,000 graduates compete in the civil services exam.

At least 40 people dead and 25000 are injured!

business-standard.com/world-news/too-late-for-talks-bangladesh-students-demand-action-death-toll-hits-25-124071900302_1.html

Edit:

This thing turned into a full revolution. Prime minister resigned and fled.

edition.cnn.com/2024/08/06/asia/bangladesh-protests-hasina-resignation-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html

foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/05/bangladesh-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-resigns-protests

Let's hope that Bangladesh can rebuild themselves in the way the students want to and no force like corrupt politicians or the military utilises this situation to profit off it.

Youth being galvanized worldwide is a step in the right direction. RIP to the fallen soldiers

was gonna make a thread on this last night. follow the Revolutionary Student Unity group here.

facebook.com/RSU1980?mibextid=ZbWKwL

In Pakistan getting chased by a pack of stans

This has turned into a full-on anti-government insurgency.

Wish you were the one to make this thread because OP not gonna update this smh

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned and fled the country in the face of ongoing protests.

The longtime leader of the country has boarded a helicopter headed to India after crowds ignored a national curfew to storm the prime minister's palace in Dhaka, local media report.

absolutely insane. not sure what happens next but the protestors have proposed an interim government.

dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/353664/bangladesh-university-teachers%E2%80%99-network-proposes

Powerful

@drifter a lot is happening and fast, you gotta update!

You should just post updates in here

Yoo this is wild

maoistroad.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-call-to-struggling-students-mass.html?m=1

from 2 days ago

ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-waker-uz-zaman-army-general-to-take-bangladesh-charge-6268066

this UN poster boy claims to be in charge now. may the students continue their struggle against military rule.

Good thing or bad thing? Im reading some people are going after Hindus now but apparently those are Hasina’s goons or are they Islamists?

Been a away a couple days. Will update now

Seems to be mixed bag because as I've heard military takeover is a possibility. But I hope they hear the voices of these protestors.

This thing turned out to become way bigger than it initially was. It started as a protest against the quota system but turned into an Anti-Government protest and they were not ready to stop until Prima Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned. She did this yesterday and fled to India. Apparently trying to go to London.

There was already a lot of accusations about her trying to form a one-party state.

Around 300 people have been killed, including at least 32 children, and thousands more have been injured since the protests began, with almost 100 people killed on Sunday alone.

On Sunday, the government declared an indefinite nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m. as well as a three-day holiday, to begin Monday, to try to maintain order. However, that didn't stop the protesters at all and she had to resign yesterday.

I put some links in the OP post.

so far I have no reason to be overly pessimistic. the parliament has been dissolved, right-wing figures in the military are actively being purged and replaced.

trust the process.

People can talk all the s*** they want about Gen Z and kids of today but they really about action when it comes to protests and making change. We saw it in France with their protest a few years ago, this and I just seen some environmental activists vandalizing Lionel Messi's house and they looked young af

It's not all about Tiktok and no glue, no borax. I'm fr impressed by their bravery and willingness to f*** s*** up for what they believe in

redspark.nu/en/peoples-war/bangladesh/no-to-military-rule-in-bangladesh

from yesterday so its before the transition took place but nonetheless want to keep people informed on the position of the PBSP

RSU has rejected Yunus as PM, calling him a "puppet of US imperialism".

redspark.nu/en/peoples-war/bangladesh/eradicate-hasina-awami-indian-fascism-completely-and-utterly-a-call-to-the-students-and-masses