Police, students face off in Shahbagh

Protesters clashed with police in Dhaka during a “Bangla Blockade” against job quota reinstatement. Students marched from Dhaka University to Shahbagh, where police were positioned. Bangladesh Chhatra League gathered separately, with their president warning against politicizing the movement. The protest follows a High Court decision overturning a 2018 circular that abolished job quotas. Despite the Supreme Court’s recent four-week stay on the ruling, some protesters continue their campaign against quota reinstatement in government jobs.