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Bangladesh is experiencing a ‘near-total’ internet shutdown amid student protests

Bangladesh is experiencing a complete internet shutdown as its government attempts to clamp down on widespread student protests that have resulted in the deaths of at least 32 people, according to AFP. The unrest is centered around the country’s quota system that requires a third of government jobs to be reserved for relatives of veterans who had fought for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.On Thursday, several thousand protestors in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, had reportedly stor...

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