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Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh
Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been shut until further notice after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs.
: University students have been holding rallies for days against the system of reserving some public sector jobs for the relatives of war heroes, from when the country gained independence from Pakistan.
Some jobs are also reserved for women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
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