The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has drastically scaled back a quota system for government jobs, that sparked weeks of unrest and led to dozens of deaths. Previously about 30 percent of jobs were set aside for the families of veterans who fought in the country’s war of independence. It’s not yet clear how the demonstrators will react to the new ruling, which reduces that quota to just 5 percent.
00:00 Bangladesh Supreme Court scales back job quotas
02:02 DW speaks with Tasneem Khalil, Bangladeshi journalistliving in exile in Malmö, Sweden
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