PoliticsBangladesh Women Lose Public Sector Jobs After Quota Reform
Bangladesh's 2024 student-led uprising demanded merit-based government jobs, leading to the scrapping of quotas. However, this reform has reduced women's share of public sector jobs in the Muslim-majority country of 170 million. Tothapi Azad, a Dhaka University graduate, said quotas were essential for average women, especially rural ones, as jobs empower and protect them. Female government recruits have declined since quota cuts, shrinking women's civil service roles.
HT Education·3h ago·Dhaka



