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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that...

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant...

1 Aug 2024 5:58 PM IST

Bangladesh PM seeks cooperation from UN to conduct probe into recent violence

Bangladesh PM seeks cooperation from UN to conduct probe into recent...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought cooperation from the United Nations and other...

31 July 2024 5:36 PM IST

Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh

Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh

Dhaka: The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on Sunday, 10 days after it was restricted by the...

28 July 2024 5:46 PM IST

Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed...

Since July 16, at least 197 people have been killed in violence, the leading Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily reported...

24 July 2024 6:05 PM IST

Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll

Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll

Dhaka: The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended protests...

22 July 2024 7:45 PM IST

More than 500 arrested in Bangladesh capital over deadly unrest

More than 500 arrested in Bangladesh capital over deadly unrest

Dhaka: More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has...

22 July 2024 3:01 PM IST

Bangladeshs top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest killed scores

Bangladesh's top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly...

Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government...

21 July 2024 3:04 PM IST

Bangladesh: Curfew extended as top court is set to rule on job quotas that sparked unrest

Bangladesh: Curfew extended as top court is set to rule on job quotas...

DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to...

21 July 2024 10:43 AM IST

Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests over government jobs quota

Despite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests over...

Another 22 people died Thursday as protesting students attempted to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country. Several...

20 July 2024 2:50 PM IST

Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest

Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police...

20 July 2024 9:36 AM IST

Bangladesh student protesters storm prison, free hundreds of inmates

Bangladesh student protesters storm prison, free hundreds of inmates

Student protesters stormed a jail in the central Bangladeshi district of Narsingdi and freed the facility's inmates...

19 July 2024 7:51 PM IST

Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests over government jobs escalate

Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests...

The Bangladeshi leader is credited for bringing stable growth to Bangladesh, but rising inflation -- thanks in part to...

19 July 2024 5:39 PM IST