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☆ Nobel Laureate Tapped to Lead Interim Government in Bangladesh
  + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Saif Hasnat | Anupreeta Das | More About Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
The president of Bangladesh on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance who is a Nobel laureate, to oversee an interim government, accommodating demands by protesters and offering a reprieve for a country scarred by violence. The announcement from the main coordinator of the protests, Nahid Islam, came a day after Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled the country amid a popular uprising. Mr. Islam was among a group of military officials and others present at a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Mr. Yunus, 84, is expected to lead a temporary government now that the Bangladeshi Parliament has been dissolved. Mr. Yunus, who is widely admired in Bangladesh and once made a brief foray into politics, has two immediate tasks.
Persons: Muhammad Yunus, Nahid, Sheikh Hasina, Islam, Mr, Yunus Organizations: Mr Locations: Bangladesh, Nahid Islam
☆ Bangladesh Scales Back Policy on Public-Sector Hiring That Sparked Unrest
  + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Anupreeta Das | Saif Hasnat | More About Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Under the court’s orders, Bangladesh will now reserve only 5 percent of government jobs for the children and grandchildren of those who fought for the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971, according to Shah Monjurul Hoque, a lawyer representing student groups. That is down from a quota of 30 percent for the group. The court ruling also orders the reduction of quotas for some other groups, and abolishes quotas for women and those from certain districts. It cuts the quota of jobs for ethnic minorities to 1 percent, down from 5 percent, but leaves in place the 1 percent of jobs that are already reserved for those with disabilities. In all, the ruling shrinks the number of reserved jobs to 7 percent from 56 percent, a move that will open up many more civil service jobs to university students, who had called the old system unfair and demanded its reform.
Persons: Shah Monjurul Hoque Locations: Bangladesh, Pakistan
☆ Bangladesh Orders Curfew in Effort to Quell Deadly Unrest
  + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Saif Hasnat | Anupreeta Das | More About Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The authorities in Bangladesh ordered a nationwide curfew and deployed the army as clashes between student-led protesters and the police and paramilitary forces killed dozens of people and brought Dhaka, the nation’s capital, to a halt. Officials said the army was needed to help curb vandalism and restore order. Across the country, university students have been agitating for weeks about a quota system for government jobs that they say limits their opportunities by benefiting only certain groups, including the families of those who fought for independence from Pakistan. Officials of the Awami League, the political party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have said they want to negotiate with the students. But student leaders have held their ground, refusing to hold talks until the quota system is permanently removed.
Persons: Sheikh Hasina Organizations: Awami League Locations: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Pakistan
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