Bangladesh

SFU’s BSA weighs in on a chain of violence and disaster in Bangladesh

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor Content warning: mentions of natural disasters, government oppression, and death. The line “একতাই বল” (ako-ty-bal), meaning “unity is strength,” resounded through the streets of Vancouver in July from SFU’s Bangladesh Student Alliance (BSA). Driven by their shared commitment to raise awareness about the violence in Bangladesh this summer, the BSA came to embody the unity of the Bangladeshi protestors. In early July, “tens of thousands” of students and job seekers in Bangladesh began peacefully protesting against the quota system for government jobs, which reserved 56% of well-paid government jobs for specific communities.  But on July…

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