Student Protests in Bangladesh Turn Deadly: What to Know
by Seventeen people have been killed in violent clashes between the police and students protesting a quota system used to fill coveted civil service jobs.
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The Bangladesh Protests, in Photos and Videos
Students, armed mainly with sticks, have been demonstrating for days against a quota system for government jobs they consider unfair. At least 19 people have …
Student Protests in Bangladesh Turn Deadly: What to Know
Seventeen people have been killed in violent clashes between the police and students protesting a quota system used to fill coveted civil service jobs.
Bangladesh urges universities to close after 6 die in protests, bombs and weapons found
Authorities in Bangladesh urged all universities to close on Wednesday, the day after at least six people died in violent protests. Students are protesting a …
Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests
Across the country, students have taken to the streets over job quotas that they say limit their opportunities.
Bangladesh Seeks Chinese Backing For BRICS Membership Bid
By Tajul Islam On June 25, Liu Jianchao, the visiting Minister of the International Relations of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Central Committee reaffirmed …
Bangladesh Seeks China’s Backing for BRICS Membership Bid
By Tajul Islam On June 25, Liu Jianchao, the visiting Minister of the International Relations of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Central Committee reaffirmed China’s commitment …
Shahjahan Bhuiya, Executioner Turned TikTok Star, Dies in Bangladesh
Shahjahan Bhuiya, who hanged some of Bangladesh’s highest-profile death row inmates in exchange for reductions in his own robbery and murder sentences, then briefly became …
Bangladesh economy faces challenges as currency loses value amid rising inflation
By Saifur Rahman Bangladesh’s economy faces multiple challenges, said the International Monetary Fund in its latest report. Bangladesh’s economy is suffering from liquidity shortage and …
Escalating tension between Bangladesh, Myanmar threatens regional stability
By Tajul Islam The recent provocations by Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal have significantly escalated tensions between Myanmar and Bangladesh, threatening regional stability and …