The Supreme Court of Bangladesh decided to scrap down the controversial quota laws on Sunday after nearly two weeks of violent protests against authority, after the once repealed in 2018 law was re-enacted this year, causing widespread dissent among students.
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Appellate Court Dismisses the Quota
The Appellate Court of Bangladesh recently dismissed the quota, which was re-enacted by a lower court. Although the quota for the martyrs of 1971 weren’t entirely removed by the court, a large amount was dismissed.
As per reports, the court has mandated that 93% of the seats will be filled with merit, leaving the rest for quotas. The Attorney General of Bangladesh A.M. Amin Uddin said to news agency AFP that the Supreme Court has declared the High Court’s ruling unconstitutional. The court has even asked the protesting students to continue their classes back, said lawyer Shah Monjurul Hoque.
This came after the widespread clashes in Bangladesh that resulted in the death of more than 150 students. This dissent, which brought the entire nation into streets protesting against the policy, compelled Hasina’s government to impose a curfew with orders of “shoot on sight”.
What we know so far
Military Forces were deployed in various important cities, including Dhaka hat left many dead and injured, before the Sunday’s ruling came in. The military was patrolling nationwide with an internet blackout imposed since Thursday, which restricted the flow of information.
Azamuddin Khan, the Home Minister of Bangladesh declared a temporary easing of curfew on Sunday from 3pm to 5pm to let people carry on their essential works.
379 Students Migrates to India
Nearly 379 students have entered from West Tripura since the past few days through integrated check posts, which was reported by the Border Security Forces in Tripura on Sunday. Majority of them were students, while 4 among them entered on Friday. The students entered India through the Srimantapur check post from Agartala in West Tripura.
MEA Focused on Ensuring Safety of India: EAM Jaishankar
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has actively worked on ensuring the safety of Indian nationals who were trapped in this Bangladeshi unrest. As many as 1000 Indian students have returned home amidst the dissent and the Indian ministry is in constant connection with local authority for security.
EAM Jaishankar said that the safety of Indians is the biggest priority for them, saying that 778 returned by land ports while 200 by flights through Chittagong and Dhaka Airports.
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