The student-led protests in Bangladesh w/ Bangladesh Skilled Migrants Association of New Zealand’s Fiasol Miah: 1 August, 2024

Students in Bangladesh have been protesting against the reinstatement of the quota allocation for government jobs. These quota allocations are for relatives of veterans from the country’s war of independence from Pakistan.

The protests began when students at Dhaka University peacefully held placards and flags against the quota allocation but escalated after they were violently attacked by individuals associated with the ruling political party and police. 

Since then 200 people have been killed and another 10,000 people detained.

The protests have now turned into students and other people protesting against the ongoing killings, arrests, attacks and disappearances. 

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Fiasol Miah from the Bangladesh skilled migrants association of New Zealand about these protests.