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Bangladesh police lob stun grenades to disperse march over excessive use of force

July 31, 2024 admin

University students shout slogans during a protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes and ask for their campuses to be opened, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse people who were demonstrating on…

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Bangladesh student group vows to resume protests if demands not met

July 28, 2024 admin

Around 18 million young Bangladeshis are out of work, as per government figures. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladeshi student group has vowed on July 28 to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody. “Last week’s violence killed at least 205 people”, according…

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UAE orders trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their home government

July 22, 2024 admin

The protests in the UAE followed weeks of protests in Bangladesh by demonstrators protesting a job quota system. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting against their home government across the Gulf country, state media reported. The protests in the UAE followed…

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Bangladesh calm a day after top court scrapped some job quotas

July 22, 2024 admin

Police patrol the streets during an imposed curfew after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh appeared calm on July 22 amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after the Supreme…

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Bangladesh Protests: BSF South Bengal Frontier helps evacuate students from Bangladesh amid deadly clashes, setting up special help desks at ICPs.

July 22, 2024 admin

Students arrive at Chennai Airport, from the violence-hit Bangladesh, on July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier has set up “special help desks” at Integrated Check Posts (ICP) along the India-Bangladesh border to facilitate the safe return of students from the violence-torn neighbouring country. Officials…

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Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of court hearing on controversial job quotas

July 21, 2024 admin

A member of the Bangladesh Army checks bags of women during a curfew imposed in response to student-led protests against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Bangladesh extended a curfew on July 21 to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114 people, as authorities braced…

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Bangladesh Army enforces curfew as student-led protests spiral

July 20, 2024 admin

Bangladesh soldiers stand guard along the road following a curfew and the deployment of military forces in Dhaka on July 20, 2024, after days of clashes during protests against government job quotas across the country. Soldiers were out in force on July 20 in cities around Bangladesh after another day of lethal clashes between student…

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Bangladesh protests: UN chief Antonio Guterres concerned by ongoing violence, urges restraint on all sides

July 19, 2024 admin

An injured policeman lies on a street during clashes with students during dayslong protests over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the developments in Bangladesh very closely and is deeply concerned by the ongoing violence, his spokesperson has said, urging…

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