Bangladesh Court Suspends Government Job Quotas

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the controversial job quota system for government positions following widespread student protests demanding a merit-based system. The quota system, which reserved over half of civil service posts for specific groups like children of liberation heroes, was reinstated in June but met with opposition. Students, blocking highways and railway lines, insisted on the system's abolition, prompting the court's suspension of the order for a month. The students seek a permanent end to quotas except for specific groups like the disabled and minorities, emphasizing the need for a merit-based approach in government job allocations.