UWindsor student fears for family’s safety amid deadly protests in Bangladesh [Video]

A University of Windsor student is concerned for his family’s safety in Bangladesh amid escalating clashes between the government and students over a contentious job quota system in the country.

Strong discontent over the shortage of good jobs has led students to demand the removal of a quota that reserves 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans from the 1971 war of independence in Bangladesh.

This quota was initially suspended in 2018 following mass student protests.

However, in June, the High Court of Bangladesh reinstated it, leading to a new wave of protests.

Universities have been closed, the government has ordered people to stay home and the internet has been shut down.

“I, myself, have not been able to contact or communicate with my family members in any way. No international calls are going through. Nothing over WhatsApp or Messenger. No social media posts are being seen …