i, it's the victims of sauce was when i saw there's a disconnect between what we're witnessing on social media versus what we're seeing on mainstream. it is always an attempt to frame a 2 sides of them, but there is no 2 sides to this. the western media does have a western bias, understand what they are looking to see out and raise. the listening post covers how the news is covered. the supreme court in bung with their scales back a government jobs, florida. protests against the controversial policy lead to a nationwide curfew killings and that communications blackouts. so, well this move a piece angry students and what's behind the recurring on rest? this is inside, so the

hello and welcome to the program. i'm how much enjoy them. after weeks of widespread and rest and bangladesh, the supreme court has changed the controversial court system for government jobs. it's significantly reduced the share of public sector positions reserved for war veterans, family members. but despite the ruling, the protest appear to be far from over. initially student led, they've grown to include people frustrated by rising inflation and high food prices . dozens of student leaders, activists and opposition figures have been arrested with soldiers on the streets. a nationwide curfew is in place and the communications blackout. there are also growing costs for private associate has seen that to take accountability. so what does this mean for her government and will the quarter reforms be enough to restore com? we'll explore these issues with our guests in a moment. but 1st, this report by katya lopez or the on the supreme court in bangladesh, appears to have listened to tens of thousands. then we students after weeks of demonstrations and police clinic down the top cord scales back

a quota system for government jobs. the protest began in early july after the reinstatement of a controversial policy, which reserves more than half of the government jobs for minorities and relatives of veterans who fly for independence in 1971. now the court has reduced that chair from 56 percent to 7 business on the gear long the that means 93 percent of the closer will be for the general public. 5 percent for freedom sizes and they relatives one percent for ethnic minorities and one percent for transgender and physically disabled applicants initially led by students. the protests grew to include people frustrated with high inflation and rising food prices. the government deployed the army to enforce a nationwide curfew and cut mo bile and internet services to ensure security. it said more than

a 100 people have been killed. thousands injured. why the people were killed and tortured. they were killed without government's permission, as like coal for a forms to the quote, a system. the state should take responsibility. it is a matter of common sense, but more than 50 percent of the jobs cannot be given a way to quote, to hold. there is a normal state cannot be run like this. the unrest points to a wider frustration with the governing. allow me lead 7 months ago. prime minister shake hands see now one of 5th truman elections. critics described as a sham. the opposition fully caught at the vote, accusing her of corruption and suppressing the sent about 20000 opposition activists were arrested. but this time the government says it invited students detox data for the students who are against the quota. we welcome them and put the proposals up for discussion out hon prime. it is to shake hands so you know,

also welcomes there in port. the government supporters point to the economic transformation under has seen this leadership which has lifted millions of people out of poverty. despite that nearly 20 percent of the population is out of port or school and has seen is government is facing a new pushback. led by your younger generation patsy a little bit. so the un which is 0 for insight story. all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guess. joining us from sydney is more bosher hudson, a political analyst, and post doctoral fellow at the university of oswald in athens. ohio. how much i should have was a mine is an exile, bangladesh and human rights activists. and researcher at ohio university, and in new delhi, we have 3 rather not to a professor at the gentile school of international affairs for research focuses on bangladesh, india relations warm welcome to all,

and thanks so much for joining us today on inside story. well, actually let me start with you today. fine with us, just supreme court has scaled back this controversial quota system, but it did not abolish it was ruling be satisfactory to all the students who been protesting and demanding an into the system. so i think there will be we can only say what would be the exact reaction of this to them ones the um you know, call when you get some black or lifted. the brass uh black out that would be lifted . um so. ready thought so, but it seems to me that bed cold are move in or not become fine within just about quote i anymore because uh that a lot of young kids have been in our shop that, that a lot of young kids who demanded that right for the bonds to that is that

what traumatized ended up in june in hospitals and on so some of them are forced to let these epi of them then finally to be the town. and so for so i think that'll be a lot of anger, frustration reset menu. so this quote, i'm a man, i do not think it is going to find the ball and m washer. if i could just follow up with you and, and ask you what, what are some of the other root causes of the anger that's being displayed in these protests? so 1st of all, you know, this is a, you can get ice on the low. i called again action z and not know a large portion of you don't get ice on one not being able to cost therefore, so there is a disconnection between the stead and this, you know, i assume we're mainly on the same numbers. and they saw that when they raise the

demand, there is a group of civilians who will work in tandem with law enforcement agencies. and i thought them a to happen and doing that role safety well, when it happened during the previous school that reuben and it happens now again. so that is a sense that they are not really um, being able to buy so that the mind and they stand is really listening to them. you know, we need to be mindful of that before these mindless violence. have this catalytic situation. this whole problem is created by the government. i mean the best kind of sap and be i previously during the previous quote, which they present 2018. and then suddenly it wasn't brought back and reintroduced . and before this event started was to dot donald bailey. they were really going to, they were in to me that they were bullied by the rhetoric. somebody prime minister

rhetoric by law minister and so forth. and then, you know, it just went out of control. yeah. see, rhonda, i saw you reacting to what bosher was saying that looked like you wanted to jump in, so please go ahead. yeah, it's what i know i received that means that the sports or, or the gold double wouldn't be able to see this looking for you know, change the numbers drastically. but i mean the lots to say that is accumulation of many other factors not going to be just for the whole country really. but the kind of, you know, oh, i don't know because of this been the only problem is that the use of the youngsters are facing the know the highest level of unemployment. but at the same time, if you see the entire group of people like to visit the book, the start, the high level of corruption, slightly money because that doesn't, that did the, then the big, you know, they are your $50.00 meeting. but in the, you know, in the,

in the nation i'm getting to job so. so change, you know, really got a oh, i'm set up that for and also for the again, yeah, the really elections will talk to you that the see these didn't. so she's really happy about the many, 1st of all, those were very disappointed and on this election here in the previous election. so you know, the, i'm the, it's on the, on the form that you need, that why are they local this thing? thing they've done, but the, it stopped the post, the other reaction by the guy who was on piece to the didn't is very unfair to. so to be very that will get you with this. and then the very high having to be the government to you know, try for big job. so all the g, b i, this is a very, very disciplined and posted situation on the street. rather it sounds to me as though you and more bosher are, are saying that these protests that may have started out as against the quote,

a system that perhaps they have coalesced around an anti government message. would you say that these now have become anti government demonstrations? i don't think so. i certainly will think so, because it hasn't been the beauty. i mean, there are many of the small, you know, incidents which were brought to life. but again, as i said, the, the addressing thing on the menu bed will do is asking, follow through with the monday will completely ignore. i did not. so i think this was back particular moment in the, on the bed bugs just so you know, there was any, after the dislike, someone from your perspective will the student protesters be satisfied with this decision from the supreme court? is it enough that there will just be a reform of the quote a system or did they want to see it completely abolished the thank you very much. so having me what i would say. busy that 1st of all,

the supreme gold has to say a 10 to the people very explicitly that what do they mean by these? because the supreme court do tires the high code division in the boss aid a granted the system to be uh, reinstated. and then now the appellate division is saying, it was a completely different way, but at the same time, it is also a giving the opportunity to the government that if the government wants it can give it a can. i mean, what about they wanted to do it because system they can exercise their distribution . so in that case, in one hand, it results in bonding development to make it solid decision. and yeah, and you should consider about many remains in office. then you don't know because the same book, but in 2018 they publicly declared that to be part of the system will be

abolished and it was reinstated, i mean using the something called an english on. so i need to say it is. busy the, the people i have the various high of distressed on the duty chevy because of these absence of independence. and we can also. busy uh, both sides many examples that needs to do the chevy as they own is not independent . so in this case i'm, i don't think that the people and the but testers, in general, we be drafting the boat assuming, and that we bring the boat us to an end. so mind if i could also just ask you what are some of the other demands from the student leaders in this protest movement so far? the personal lender, they have a some a, a just specific demands of

a that the people that lead involved in keeping the best jobs they should be identify. busy and investigated, and that includes the members of the law enforcement agencies, the members of the learning parties, student thing, in particular, the bottom of this chapter, legs who is called the police became a to a to be male or female, a discharge very brutally with the shop and bl. busy bl. busy to weapons and bugs of items as they also demanded that were at the beginning that has been released by the abutment has to be ended. and. busy a complete bold has to be there and the, the to detain, people has to be released and all the big data cases that has been there. it has to be resolved so that they have a lot of other events on, on that. and of course be living because the system to the minimum,

like according to the constitution, a line we'd be the, the realistic requirement on the, on the people, those people who deserve the closest and not according to the relationship with that particular group of people who move bosher, of protesters are now also demanding the resignation of she has seen a how much pressure is she currently under. and what does this turmoil mean for the prospect of her longer term rule? so i mean, i did that on a group of people that a groups in the society, they have been sizing this concern for a while. i think what this quote of movement has done is that a kind of under being the legitimacy crisis for the prime minister here. it goes quite a bit then to that reaction of the government to this put us that,

that but by calling them right there kind of so which is very detail. literally darman kind of under being in the next. i'm a man or induced state, any man. yeah. it goes back to the history. obama says independence water um and effectively shows too many products status. uh, from the video that i gather is that, uh, this prime minister is not prime minister for everyone which she needed to show that you know, she's in the prime minister for everyone, including the people who are different, open young. so that is this lady doing the same price, is that i think it, which is going to run deep in this society. even though uh, the only thing is about friends about these type of chrome would need to. i'm there being that there are like over a 100 and tardy people that want them, you know, they have families, they have, they are relative sosa and, and,

and why does social connections? what really happened to those dates? we don't even know. and this sense of grievances is very problematic in the back comp, which is full of the young people. if you look inconvenient, they won't draft. the obama is as sweet of that. so say that you know, that a lot of people are unemployed and also the, the most people in by of this didn't belong before my new 71 was my biggest gauguin as being a and you know, big it is that it is, it is a, it is a, it, is it defining what one of the nation is that an all state is important? but i, it is quite a, it is quite painful to see that if someone at press the says they're lazy to minute, right? to protest, they will be, i didn't do fight as someone who acted against they start doing like the 71. why them? you know, that's why them,

that'd be what is the point of the one that it even after our stuff uh, even defend us. so we should, we should invest our time in a do you mind me. i bought a defend, rebuilding and broke guessing the country. so had so that when says or be a problem for some time and for a long time. and finally, i want the being that the videos i've seen be stared alternatives have i have lost their lady domestic to the way that in a product that really didn't. yeah. that about and show respect to the police anymore. that's really problematic. so what the state is doing now, they're so forcefully starting trying investigating fia and which got which kind of um, which kind of acted as in washington to, in the, i'm sorry to interrupt you. it's just that i, i do see throughout the and she's reacting to what you're saying. so i want to give

her a chance to, to jump in as well. but, but also sure, i want to ask you about the fact that there's, there's soldiers on the streets, there's a nationwide curfew. it's been in place communications blackouts. they're also growing calls for. she can seem to take accountability. do you think that's going to happen because my gosh, it was just saying that she and her government that they are having a legitimacy crisis. i mean, how do you see this playing out? i did this and i just recently just stuck with all the books. all of 9 point did one, but i thought that was one of the details of the matter. they did, i get this as deep as you know, the sort of thing that they missed. the dog, the buttons just about what has happened at the v, but the address usually fits changes so, so strongly. and of course let me just look over the thought that another minute. so, you know, basically accountability the systemic change. this is to the for issue that they use these is what they i, i think very, very exasperated with the,

the back of the movie beloved stuff. because why don't have done wonders and many days. do you see the how the you're in the hospital, this is do you do the driving noise, the possibility of the nation in this issue, a strong there the way that you do the economic conditions are really, really the opportunities that may have the spectrum i'm. it's almost all the, all this, if you look at the, we a piece of them. it's all of the 5 big domains this fiber cable. so, so shape of the media and the signal society. and uh, yeah, the, the induce activity to is actually be the very, very low low sect environment they had to call. can you just develop the old story? despite that, you see how this one has used everything possibly to that i do the any was any act which either doesn't completely and i haven't been such a. busy low spot for the community. so that is, i think is you know, start as

a part of the boys that you see just on the streets. i think that's a valid point that you know, they must be able to go because it's of the stuff you just the formation to be just be so that they will be linked to face the video to see if you saw. if you see something suddenly popped up on some dust, settling maybe some of the, the last 2 of the so you know, measure of the b use. but clearly the government was a, the, this for this time they will have the so they use it or tried to control it to us because the other does, which community was not working is i'm on a, do you believe there's going to be growing calls for saying that to resign and, and do you think that that is a, a scenario that is in any way possible, given the current climate in bangladesh, of course, is it only be a call. it is the call of this our, any unit to see sure you can see now and i guess the, uh, for example, how do we attract shape? i've seen that when there have been over 740 the buildings that's doing the regime

seems january 29th, 2009. that nearly $3000.00 extrajudicial executions under share custody about. and none of these cases have been investigated. busy at the victims have given an universe of access to justice in the country. and then you look at the monastery, actors violence like these link parking student wings and the other booms. they're talking people all the time. and this is, the state is very systematically using these forces. then you'll see the did the class the best as a chicken. so, you know, i have this doubly exit like a russian, although only got a system that the couple of bills of people as businessman of the companies big drive, all the institutions as many as possible are now the government bank. for example, i founded by bucks and lemme views that has been the target has to come under their control. so, and then if you, uh, this is in french sizing, the population,

for example, at o 2000000 people who have been 18 years old during the game of chick i see that they have never given a chance to custody a boat. at least see that according to the butler, there's little up to start as dukes information. there have been 2500000, 890000 unemployed people educated on implied people in, in bangladesh. and the you did the appointment, the rate is over 80 percent. so that includes the share costume having what about the block meant that people talked about check. i see that you also need to see the picture, white fairly that way that there has been, any us this event of the but it just, it was sold, is added to that. it has any system of political or accountability, audrey. so it's the, i'm sorry, is it? no, ben chick casino style is all the and she must go as immediately as possible. then

what i see people like the maddening at the moment. what about your dozens of student leaders? active as an opposition figures have been arrested. how much has that exacerbated the situation that exhibited a solution quite badly? because you know, um, why don't i, as i mentioned before, a fee, it has to be in the deep to stop pressing open you. anybody does like, based on that situation, if it does found to happen on to, you know, sunday and um and people that, you know, does the reaction of the students up so fee, unless sofa that kind of area will aggravate, does he doesn't find that. and i think what is going to they play this is that there is no just if it gets on of one party, people being dead over a the mind that you know,

the student wants to do forever access to the government. so i've just jumped best as simple as that, right? and that's the jewish and lead to something that shows that, you know, this is incapacity of managing s that you may call me back on that manual and buy other things. a small country deal going to take everybody's a huge country, population wise and the way and the economy and everything is being shut down. i think, you know, those at least and those repression on the students are going to lean . got it from the we have breaking news now out of the united states, the us president joe biden has ended his re election campaign. hey, was what he said on the social media platform x just moments ago. and he said that he is dropping out of the rice rice saying that his age and coldness of decline,

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this is an unprecedented moment in american politics and assassination attempt on donald trump. and now joe biden stepping aside. this is a live shot of the white house as jo, abide, and has just announced he will not run for re election after disastrous here is what donald trump i posted just a short time ago on social media and a long policy said it has been the greatest owner of my life to be your president, and while it has been my intention to seek re election, i believe it is in the best interest of my policy and the country to me to stand down into focus solely on feeling my duties as president for the remainder of my 10, i will speak to the nation later this week where we've got mike hannah standing by the house for us who is in washington dc. mike many, many.