It took nationwide protests, violent state and military intervention, and deaths of at least 139 people for the Supreme Court in Bangladesh to step in and scale back the reinstatement of controversial job quotas in the country that favours descendants of freedom fighters, women, and people from underdeveloped districts. As of July 22, Bangladeshi media reported over a thousand had been injured in protests that were primarily peaceful and led by students. Last week, the police fired sound grenades, tear gas shells, and rubber bullets as they tried to quell their movement. The government under P…