Why are Bangladesh students protesting government job quotas?

Job-quota opponents clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2024. An injured protester is taken to a hospital after a clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2024.

Violence in Bangladesh has killed more than 12 people and injured hundreds after students took to the streets to demand reforms to a quota system that governs distribution of government jobs.