Students and journalists killed in clashes as anti-reservation agitation intensifies in the biggest challenge yet to Sheikh Hasina’s fourth term in office
Bangladesh: students say they will continue their protests despite a court ruling easing quotas
The main group of students who launched the protests in Bangladesh announced on Sunday their intention to continue the movement to denounce recruitment quotas in the civil service, despite the relaxation of the system announced by the Supreme Court.
Bangladesh Supreme Court slashes controversial job quota after deadly protests: Reports
Following protests that resulted into the deaths of over 100 fatalities over contentious civil service hiring rules, Bangladesh Supreme Court ruled to slash the quota reserved for relatives of war …
Toll in Bangladesh rises beyond 100 as Dhaka falls quiet under curfew
Dhaka and several other Bangladeshi cities have been engulfed by protests in opposition to a new policy reserving a portion of government jobs for certain groups.
Bangladesh shuts offices, imposes curfew to curb deadly job quota protests
In the central Bangladesh district of Narsingdi … Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, …
Bangladesh to impose curfew, deploy army as protests widen, communications disrupted
The Bangladesh government has decided to impose a curfew across the country and deploy the army, BBC Bangla reported on Friday, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary, amid widening …
Bangladesh protests widen, toll tops 100, communications disrupted
DHAKA: At least 105 people have been killed in Bangladesh as police cracked down on unrelenting … Get all the Latest News, City News, India News, Business News, and Sports News. For Entertainment …
Bangladesh Internet in ‘Total Shutdown’ Amid Student Protests and Dozens of Deaths: ‘Things Are Really Turning Bad’
The internet has been shut down and mobile services severely disrupted in Bangladesh amid student protests that began earlier this week.
Internet and mobile services cut off in Bangladesh amid violent protests that have killed 28 people
Internet and mobile services were cut off in Bangladesh on Friday, following days of violent protests over the allocation of government jobs, with local media reports saying at least 28 people had been killed this week.
Widespread telecoms disruptions in Bangladesh as student protests spike
Telecoms links were widely disrupted in Bangladesh on Friday, with television news channels going off the air amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs that have killed nearly …