The Bangladesh government announced on Tuesday, July 23, that it will comply with a Supreme Court ruling to make 93% of state jobs open to competition.
As per Reuters, this decision comes after a week of intense protests by students.
However, student protest leaders have set new demands, including lifting the curfew, restoring internet services, and reopening campuses.
The government will ease the curfew from Wednesday, allowing people to shop for essentials and permitting limited office hours.
Authorities previously shut down mobile internet and deployed the army after clashes between protesters and security forces.
Meanwhile, nearly 150 people have died, and over 1,600 have been arrested in Dhaka and Chittagong.
The Supreme Court's ruling overturned a high court decision last month that reinstated job quotas. These quotas, removed in 2018, had reserved 56% of state jobs for specific groups, including 30% for families of those who fought in the 1971 independence war.
Law Minister Anisul Huq confirmed the government's compliance with the Supreme Court verdict.
Efforts are underway to restore telecom services disrupted during the protests, with broadband internet expected to be restored soon.
However, there was no update on mobile internet services.
