Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas after violent unrest

Bangladesh’s top court has scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked nationwide anti-government protests.

A third of public sector jobs had been reserved for the relatives of veterans from the country’s war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.

But now the court has ruled just 5% of the roles can be reserved for veterans relatives.

More than 100 people have died in the violence, with at least 50 people killed on Friday alone.