Bangladesh students clash in job quota protests, at least 100 injured
DHAKA - More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh on Monday in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party, police and witnesses said.
Thousands of anti-quota protesters and members of the student wing of Hasina's Awami League hurled rocks and fought each other with sticks and iron rods at universities across the country, including Dhaka, police and witnesses said.The protesters called for marches and rallies to continue across the country to press their demands.
The protests began earlier this month after the High Court ordered the government to restore 30% job quotas for the descendants of freedom fighters.The protests intensified on Sunday night after Hasina refused to meet the students' demands, stating that the issue was now before the court.
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