Dhaka, Sept 30, 2026 (AFP) - Bangladesh women lose ground after quota reform

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2026-09-30

Bangladesh's 2024 student-led uprising was fuelled by a demand that coveted government jobs be awarded on merit, not through quotas. The movement succeeded, the government was overthrown, and the quota system was largely scrapped -- but the reform has had unintended consequences. Women are securing a shrinking share of public sector jobs in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people. Tothapi Azad, a 25-year-old Dhaka University graduate, su......

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