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Student groups initiated peaceful protests in July over anger that Bangladesh’s Supreme Court reinstated the job quota system. The quota reserved 30% of government jobs for descendants of veterans who fought in the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan.Human rights groups say the military and police used excessive force against protestors. Protestors say Hasina’s government's response caused the protests to descend into violence.
Jubilant crowds stormed unopposed into the opulent grounds of the presidential residence, carrying out looted furniture and TVs. One man balanced a red velvet, gilt-edged chair on his head. Another held an armful of vases. The announcement from Bangladesh’s army chief, Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, came after protesters stormed the official residence of the prime minister in the capital, Dhaka.Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country on Monday, as thousands of protesters stormed and ransacked her official residence after weeks of deadly demonstrations against her government.
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