Students' movement demanding reforms in Bangladesh government services
See also: 2013 Bangladesh quota reform movement
Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement 2018
Quota reform protesters at University of Dhaka.
Date
17 February 2018 - 18 July 2018
Location
Bangladesh
Goals
Decrease amount of quotas in government jobs in Bangladesh
Methods
Processions, Road Blockade
Status
Successful
Parties
Students of different universities of Bangladesh led by Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad
Bangladesh Police
Bangladesh Chhatra League
Number
Millions
Casualties and losses
Approx 262 fatal injuries and 44 arrested[1]
The 2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement was a students' movement demanding reforms in policies regarding recruitment in the Bangladesh government services. Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad (Bangladesh General Students' Right Conservation Council) initiated movement initially began in Shahbag and on Dhaka University campus on 17 February 2018, and eventually spread country-wide by 8 April 2018.[2] The movement rapidly attained popularity among students of different universities and colleges forcing the government to announce changes in its policy.
^কোটা আন্দোলনে এ পর্যন্ত আহত ২৬২, আটক ৪৪. The Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^"Protests in Bangladesh put an end to a corrupt quota system". The Economist. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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