Clashes have broken out across Bangladesh between the police and student protesters demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. The violence has killed more than a hundred people and has led to a curfew and a shoot-on-sight order with military personnel patrolling the capital and other areas.

As a result of this violence, the internet in Bangladesh has been shut down for five days now and the government declared Monday as a public holiday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests, leaving thousands of IT companies with financial and reputational losses, and workers feeling helpless. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page