Bangladesh's top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest
![Bangladeshi military forces on armored vehicles patrol on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to rule on a civil service hiring quota that has led to days of deadly clashes between police and protesters, killing scores of people.(AP Photo/Rajib Dhar) Two soldiers in a tank point their weapons.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7270546.1721561774!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bangladesh-campus-violence.jpg)
Bangladesh's top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people.