Holidays are, uh, so expected in anyone’s, uh, life because every person works five days in a week. Then they got two days holiday. And sometimes they got special types of holiday for special purpose, like different festival or ah, National Day. But sometimes we got some unusual holiday like that, uh, one I have passed through recently. In July, there was a quota reform movement in Bangladesh. It was started in mid July and then uh, after starting it got, uh, condensed day by day. And the government was not agree with the protester. Uh, mostly the protester was student and they were, uh, trying to abolish the quota system in job sector of Bangladesh. And the government was not, uh, agreeing with them so that, uh, they were blocking different roads and highway. And ah, the country got stand still by the time. And finally government opened fire to our students and many students died by that incident. And from that moment, uh, the general people and mass people came ahead and um, they also, um, took part in the protest. And, and these incidents leads the country towards a notorious situation. And uh, for the consequence, government declared especially holiday for three days, uh, as well as government stopped the Internet facility in whole Bangladesh. So the, uh, Bangladesh was in darkark, uh, passing the dark time. And uh, people were not getting enough news from their social media because intern Internet was not active. Uh, they have to depend on television or other medias. And as well as students were not able to study through the Internet because uh, most of the students depend on Internet for their studying as well as I was very upset in this situation. So the, uh, vacation was not in party mod, it was unusual.
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Holidays are a regular part of life for everyone. We work five days a week and have two days off. Sometimes we have special holidays for festivals or national days. But sometimes we experience unusual holidays, like one I recently went through. In July, there was a quota reform movement in Bangladesh. It began in mid-July and gained momentum day by day. The government disagreed with the protesters, who were mostly students demanding the abolition of the quota system in Bangladesh's job sector. The government's refusal led to roadblocks and highway closures, bringing the country to a standstill. Eventually, the government opened fire on the students, resulting in tragic deaths. This incident sparked outrage among the general public, who joined the protests. The situation escalated, creating a tense and volatile atmosphere. As a consequence, the government declared a three-day holiday and shut down internet access across Bangladesh. The country was plunged into darkness, with people relying on television and other traditional media for news. Students were unable to study online, as many depend on the internet for their education. I was deeply disturbed by this situation. This vacation was far from a celebratory one; it was an unusual and unsettling experience.
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