カテゴリー: Bangladesh
Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrestExplainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?Mass protests in Bangladesh – in picturesThe president of Bangladesh has dissolved the country’s par…
The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violenceBangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirmsAfter 15 years in power, Bangladesh’s prime minister has suddenly resigned and …
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and left the country amid some of the worst violence since the birth of the south Asian country more than 50 years ago. The country’s army chief, Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced he was assuming co…
Sheikh Hasina’s reported departure comes as fresh wave of violent protests erupts across countryThe prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and left the country, the head of the army has confirmed, amid some of the worst violence sinc…
Footage from a local broadcaster shows protesters looting the official residence of the prime minister in Bangladesh’s capital after news that the incumbent, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and fled the country. Some of the protesters could be seen carryin…
Country has been engulfed by protests that began in July after students demanded scrapping of quota system for government jobs Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka in defiance of a nationwide curfew on Monday t…
Police in Bangladesh have arrested more than 10,000 people and banned a major opposition party as part of a crackdown on dissent after weeks of protests. The country has been in turmoil since a mass student movement began against quotas for government …
Military announces curfew and mobile internet access cut off as fresh wave of demonstrations erupts across countryDozens of people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters c…
Student protests that began over government-job quotas have led to mass roundups, says families of detaineesBangladesh has arrested more than 10,000 people and banned a major opposition party as part of a crackdown on dissent after weeks of protests.Th…
Strength of PM’s crackdown shows her nervousness and that climate of fear is breaking down, say criticsHasan still has the metal pellets Bangladesh police fired at him lodged deep in his bones. Fearful he will join the growing ranks of those thrown beh…
Initially peaceful demonstrations turned violent last week with more than 150 dead and thousands injuredStudent activists in Bangladesh have alleged they were abducted by police and tortured for their role in the protests that have swept the country ov…
The country’s supreme court scaled back quotas on civil service jobs, which previously allocated 30% to veterans and relatives of those who fought in the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence, after widespread student-led protests and violent clashes in …
Court overturns ruling reserving 30% of government jobs for independence war veterans and their relatives Bangladesh’s top court has scaled back the quotas on government jobs that led to widespread student-led protests and violent clashes that killed m…
Citizens confined to homes with no internet access as student-led protests lead to deadly clashes with authoritiesPolice in Bangladesh have been granted “shoot-on-sight” orders and a nationwide curfew has been imposed as student-led protests continue t…
Army to be deployed to keep order after demonstrators free hundreds of prisoners and country is hit by serious unrestThe Bangladeshi government has declared a national curfew and announced plans to deploy the army to tackle the country’s worst unrest i…