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President Joe Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: AP Joe Biden pulls out of U.S. presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted…
The protests, which began late last month, reached a boiling point earlier this week. New Delhi: Violence in Bangladesh has left over 130 dead as students demand reforms to a quota system governing the allocation of government jobs in the country. The protests intensified following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s controversial remarks, where she labelled the…
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it has been keeping a watch on the security situation in Bangladesh, the venue of the women’s T20 World Cup later this October. The Bangladesh Police imposed curfew and military forces patrolled Dhaka on Saturday after violence escalated in the capital and elsewhere over protests by students, demanding reforms…
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Hasan Mehedi. File image: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A global media safety and rights body has sought a fair probe into the circumstances that led to the death of Hasan Mehedi, a digital media reporter, during the violent students’ protest in Bangladesh on July 18. In a statement issued late July 19 night, the Press Emblem…
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On Sunday, police charged BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Dhaka: Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder. Police said violence broke out in multiple cities and towns as members of…
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Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest garment exporters (File) Dhaka: Bangladeshi police clashed on Tuesday with thousands of garment workers demanding fair wages for the clothing they make for major Western brands, a day after similar protests left at least two people dead. Police said tens of thousands of workers at dozens of factories…
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