Dozens of people have died since the violence erupted, and hundreds more have been injured.
A high-security alert has been issued in Bangladesh after student protests against a government job policy turned deadly. At least 39 people have died and hundreds more have been injured amid the escalating violence. The government ordered the indefinite closure of Bangladesh's schools and universities on Tuesday in an attempt to quell the unrest, and shut down the mobile internet network nationwide on Thursday to "ensure the security of citizens".
More than 40 per cent of Bangladeshis aged between 15 and 24 were not working, studying or training, according to government statistics from 2022 — altogether 18 million people. Economists say the jobs crisis is especially acute for millions of university graduates. Civil service posts offer a chance at stable lifetime employment, but students say the quota system is abused to stuff government posts with loyalists of Hasina's ruling Awami League party.
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