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On August 5, 2024, the Sheikh Hasina government, which had ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for nearly sixteen years, collapsed following the quota reform movement led by students and political parties. Over the course of the July-August uprising, a few incidents stand out. First, is the role of the private universities, which had largely…
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Police were loathed for spearheading a lethal crackdown, with more than 450 people killed. (File) Dhaka: Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt ouster of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina. Officers vanished from the streets of the sprawling megacity…
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People take photos in front of anti-government graffiti on a vandalised mural depicting Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman days after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of his daughter Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on August 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Even as uncertainty prevails in Bangladesh with an interim government coming to…
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Mohammad Yunus is a harsh critic of Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh is set to get an interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus today, days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign amid violent student protests. Here Are Top Points On New Bangladesh Interim Government: Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s only Nobel laureate,…
VPNs help people bypass firewalls by masking their IP addresses [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A report from the vpnMentor research team has found that demand for VPNs in Bangladesh shot up by 5016% in the past week amidst a five-day internet shutdown that was imposed after violent protests over the employment quota. The study showed…
“They took them from us,” Gonoshasthaya hospital supervisor Anwara Begum Lucky said (File) Dhaka: Bangladeshi police detectives on Friday forced the discharge from hospital of three student protest leaders blamed for deadly unrest, taking them to an unknown location, staff told AFP. Asif Mahmud, Nahid Islam and Abu Baker Majumder are all members of Students…
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The student group which led this month’s protests has suspended demonstrations until at least Friday. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas. Last week’s violence killed at least 186 people, according to an…
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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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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government on July 19 announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The announcement was made by Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of…
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