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Notably, the Bihar government has approached the top court to challenge the Patna High Court’s order dated 20th June 2024 in which it set aside its law that increased reservation from 50% to 65% in the state.

Although the Awami League government has succeeded in foiling the attempt of the BNP-Jamaat nexus to capture power by unseating Sheikh Hasina, the coming days may bear much harder challenges as BNP-Jamaat is adamantly looking to return to power.

In a significant decision, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in govt jobs amid violent protests against the reservations for grandchildren of freedom fighters.

Nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests convulse the country, claiming 115 lives thus far.

A major turning point in the anti-Mandal agitation came on 19th September 1990 when a student named Rajeev Goswami set himself on fire in protest.

The agitation over the reinstatement of the 30% quota to the families of the freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been ongoing for over a month.

The development comes at a time when Bangladesh is reeling under high inflation, dwindling foreign reserves and rising unemployment.

Prime MInister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina expressed regret that the protesters were calling themselves 'Razakars'.

Proposing 100 per cent quota for Kannadigas in private firms panders to the sentiments of regional chauvinism that has gained ground under the Congress govt in Karnataka.

During a press conference on Wednesday, the Haryana chief minister stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Agnipath scheme, implemented on June 14, 2022, is for the benefit of the nation.