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== Use of term in protest ==
During the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]], to abolish or change the quota system that gave public benefits to descendants of freedom fighters, prime minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] dismissively asked whether grandchildren of Razakars should get quota benefits. This spurred the protesters to spontaneously self-identify as Razakars, to [[reappropriate]] the use of the term.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=D. U. |date=2024-07-15 |title=PM’s Quota Remark: Late-night protests rock DU, other universities |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/pms-quota-remark-late-night-protests-rock-du-other-universities-3657201 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
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