soldiers are out in force in cities around Bangladesh after another day of lethal clashes between student protesters and the police which has killed at least 115 people so far it has also prompted the Prime Minister shik Hina to cancel foreign visits Hina had to leave for diplomatic visits to Spain and Brazil the protests had begun on the 1st of July they spiked after the fifth and escalate ated sharply after the 15th of July what is the basic reason for the protests and why did it blow up the high Commission of India in coordination with the BSF and the Bureau of immigration is facilitating Indian students who are traveling back to India from Bangladesh according to reports the border crossings between India and Bangladesh that are benapole petrolle gar and AK agala will remain open for students and Indian Nationals to arrive in India 670 Indian nepales and bhutanese Nationals have crossed over the land border between India and Bangladesh over the last two days they were assisted by Indian High Commission in Dhaka in coordination with the BSF the Bureau of immigration Indian state of megala Chief Minister Conrad sangma has also given an update regarding evacu ation of Indian students at the heart of the problem is a reservation system the protests are about coveted government jobs and who is entitled to them an old Kota system reinstated recently by the Supreme Court reserves more than half of those jobs for various groups the students say that the system is unfair and that most of the positions should be filled based on Merit and not quota the Kota system was introduced in 1972 by hina's father independence leader shik mujibur Rahman he led his countries fight for independence from Pakistan in 1971 thousands of protesters and Fighters were killed in that war the Kota system ensured that the state would take care of the descendants of those considered Freedom Fighters but what instigating the protest was a statement from prime minister shik Hina on July 14th the statement appeared to equate the protesters with the descendants of razakars razakars are mercenary collaborators of Pakistani military who led a brutal campaign of murder and rape in which up to 3 million bangladeshis are estimated to have been killed in the space of a few months in 1971 after the a awami league lost power in 2001 the process of implementation of the Kota slowed down again but hassa returned as prime minister in 2009 the withdrawal of the Kota in 2018 was challenged in court in his July 5ifth order the High Court ruled the government's decision was arbitrary and that the Freedom Fighters and their progeny remained one of the most backward sections of the country's citizens for all the latest news download the weon app And subscribe to our YouTube channel