They used batons and water cannon to clear a central square.As violence spread across the campus, thousands of male and female students launched into pitched battles with police. That leaves most university graduates to fight for only 44 per cent of the jobs.Hasan Al Mamun, a leader of the protests, said tens of thousands of students joined the demonstrations nationwide. Police declined to estimate the number.Al Mamun said the quota for top-grade jobs should be reduced to only 10 per cent. "These quotas are discriminatory. Due to the quota system, 56 per cent of the jobs are set aside for five per cent of the country's population.

Source: Economic Times April 09, 2018 06:56 UTC