Singer Bangladesh Limited has recently announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024. The company reported a turnover of Tk1,190 crore, reflecting an 8.8% …
Bangladesh counts cost of internet blackout as service partially restored
Fixed line broadband internet connectivity in Bangladesh has been partially restored in select areas and for certain business sectors after a five-day blackout that has reportedly wreaked havoc on …
Bangladesh curfews, internet blackout batter economy amid quota protests
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Bangladesh’s state minister for information and communication technology, told the media on Monday that the government was aware of the financial losses due to the blackout. “We …
Bangladesh PM Hasina blames opposition for violence, curfew to remain
Streets appeared calm in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court agreed to scrap most government job quotas that had angered student-led activists and led to deadly protests.
Bangladesh PM Hasina blames opposition for violence, curfew to remain
Streets appeared calm in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court agreed to scrap most government job quotas that had angered student-led activists and led to deadly protests.
Flight carrying 123 Malaysians evacuated from Bangladesh arrives home
KUALA LUMPUR – A chartered flight carrying 123 Malaysians evacuated from deadly violence in Bangladesh arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday Malaysias …
Diplomats confront Bangladesh foreign minister over violence
What began as a movement against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs has snowballed into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, with at least 163 people killed in clashes so far,
Behind Bangladesh Protests, Rage Over Inequality
Demonstrations set off by the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs revealed broader resentment about the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunity.
Bangladesh’s top court scales back jobs quota after more than 100 killed in protests
Protesters had been demanding the end of a quota system that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence.
Pese a toque de queda, aumentan las muertes en las protestas estudiantiles en Bangladesh
La policía impuso un estricto toque de queda en todo Bangladesh y los militares patrullaban zonas de la capital, Daca, el sábado para sofocar nuevos actos violentos tras días de enfrentamientos por la distribución de los empleos públicos,