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More than 150 students have been injured in Bangladesh during clashes at a university campus, a sign of serious discord between groups instrumental in fomenting a national revolution last year. Tuesday (February 18) afternoon’s clashes began after the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sought to recruit students at the Khulna University of…
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Bangladesh stepped up security in Chittagong where the lawyer was killed during clashes. Dhaka: At least 30 suspects were detained in Bangladesh’s Chattogram city for their alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer and attacking security personnel over the arrest of a prominent Hindu community leader, police said on Wednesday. Assistant public prosecutor Saiful…
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The educational institutions in Bangladesh were closed indefinitely on July 17 amid clashes (file). Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday reopened all educational institutions, including universities, secondary schools and colleges, across the country after more than a month of closure due to violence centring the student-led protests that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina….
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Indian students, who study in Bangladesh, in a bus upon their arrival at Akhaura check post of the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on Saturday, following protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Since the beginning of the clashes between students and security forces in Bangladesh, India has evacuated 978 nationals who…
Around 105 people have been killed in Bangladesh unrest. Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed to quell days of deadly unrest that has spread throughout the country. This week’s clashes between student demonstrators and police have killed at least 105 people, according to…
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The protestors set on fire the country’s state broadcaster building yesterday (File) Violent clashes broke out between students and security forces in Bangladesh last month over the newly reinstated reservation system for hiring in civil services. Around 64 people have been killed this week, according to news agency AFP and over 2,500 injured in the…
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