Bangladesh's quota quagmire shows need for urgent reforms

Hasina must create economic opportunities, give more space to opposition

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Bangladeshi soldiers take a position at the Mohammadpur area during a national curfew in Dhaka on July 20. © AP

Tathagata Ray Chowdhury is an independent journalist based in India.

An uneasy calm now prevails in Bangladesh amid a nationwide curfew after days of violent clashes between authorities and protesters over a controversial quota system for government jobs. More than 150 people have died and thousands were injured in the skirmishes.

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