Quota Protest: Students enforce ‘Bangla Blockade’ across country
Students and job seekers across Bangladesh took to the streets on Sunday protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs. They enforced the “Bangla Blockade” at key points in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, halting the movement of vehicles, and causing suffering to commuters and travellers.
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369186-f3ccdd27d2000e3f9255a7e3e2c48800.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369187-156005c5baf40ff51a327f1c34f2975b.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369187-799bad5a3b514f096e69bbc4a7896cd9.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369187-d0096ec6c83575373e3a21d129ff8fef.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369187-032b2cc936860b03048302d991c3498f.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369188-18e2999891374a475d0687ca9f989d83.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369188-fe5df232cafa4c4e0f1a0294418e5660.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369188-8cda81fc7ad906927144235dda5fdf15.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369189-30e62fddc14c05988b44e7c02788e187.jpg)
Demonstrators take position in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Vehicles get stuck in long tailbacks in the Bangla Motor area of Dhaka on Sunday during the demonstrations against the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369189-ae566253288191ce5d879e51dae1d8c3.jpg)
Vehicles get stuck in long tailbacks in the Bangla Motor area of Dhaka on Sunday during the demonstrations against the quota system in government jobs. Photo: Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![The anti-quota movement causes suffering to people. The photo was taken in Dhaka’s Bangla Motor area on Sunday. - Reaz Ahmed Sumon](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369189-62bf1edb36141f114521ec4bb4175579.jpg)
The anti-quota movement causes suffering to people. The photo was taken in Dhaka’s Bangla Motor area on Sunday. - Reaz Ahmed Sumon
![Students of Jahangirnagar University block the Dhaka-Aricha Highway on Sunday. Photo: Daily Sun](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369189-8df7b73a7820f4aef47864f2a6c5fccf.jpg)
Students of Jahangirnagar University block the Dhaka-Aricha Highway on Sunday. Photo: Daily Sun
![Students and job seekers take to the streets in Chattogram on Sunday. Photo: Daily Sun](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369190-9414a8f5b810972c3c9a0e2860c07532.jpg)
Students and job seekers take to the streets in Chattogram on Sunday. Photo: Daily Sun
![Students of Barishal University block the Dhaka-Barishal Highway on Sunday. Photo: UNB](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369190-edab7ba7e203cd7576d1200465194ea8.jpg)
Students of Barishal University block the Dhaka-Barishal Highway on Sunday. Photo: UNB
![Students stage demonstrations halting rail communication in Mymensingh on Sunday. Photo: Collected](https://cdn.daily-sun.com/public/gallery/2024/07/07/1720369190-db3a17f7bcac837ecc1fe2bc630a5473.jpg)
Students stage demonstrations halting rail communication in Mymensingh on Sunday. Photo: Collected
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