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Bangladesh Blitzkrieg

What happened and what’s next?

On July 1 University students-initiated blockades, disrupting roads and railway lines to demand reforms in the quota system for public sector jobs. They claimed the scheme favored loyalists of Hasina's ruling Awami League. Despite winning a fifth term in January, Hasina dismissed the protests, stating students were ‘wasting their time.’

On July 16 violence intensified with first recorded death of six people follow following clashes between protesters and pro-government supporters in Dhaka. Hasina's government responded by closing schools and universities nationwide.

On July 18 Students rejected Hasina's appeal for calm and continued to demand her resignation. Protesters chanted ‘down with the dictator,’ and torched the headquarters of Bangladesh Television along with other government buildings. The government imposed an internet blackout to curb the unrest. Clashes left at least 32 people dead and hundreds injured, despite a curfew and soldier deployment.

On July 21 Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled against reintroducing job quotas, a decision critics viewed as aligning with Hasina's government. However, the verdict did not satisfy protesters' demands to abolish job reservations for children of ‘freedom fighters’ from Bangladesh's 1971 independence war.

On August 4, hundreds of thousands clashed with government supporters again, resulting in 68 deaths, including 14 police officers. Former army chief General Ikbal Karim Bhuiyan urged the government to withdraw troops and condemned the killings. Current army chief Waker-uz-Zaman stated the armed forces ‘always stood by the people.’

Leaders of the civil disobedience campaign called on supporters to march on Dhaka for a "final protest" on Monday, escalating the confrontation with the government.

As per local media reports, PM Hasina has resigned and left the country in an army helicopter after protesters announced plans to march to the capital, Dhaka, on Monday after a weekend of violence that resulted in numerous fatalities. The military has imposed an indefinite curfew, and authorities have cut off internet access in efforts to control the unrest.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.

Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin after he held meetings with student leaders and chiefs of the three military services.

Editor’s Note

The duty cuts on precious metals will cause the government an annual revenue loss of Rs. 28,000 crores, based on FY2024 import levels. This is a significant fiscal sacrifice for the government for sure but it was a much necessary step to curb the unsustainable influx of bullion and protect the domestic market. Considering the favorable demand prospects, long-term investors can apply price corrections as purchase opportunities to increase their holding in the metal.

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