DHAKA: What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. The end to her 15 years in power came after weeks of violent unrest during which nearly 300 people … Read more
Dhaka: Diplomats in Dhaka questioned Bangladeshi authorities’ deadly response to widespread student protests following a presentation by the foreign minister that laid the blame for recent violence at demonstrators’ feet, diplomatic officials said Monday.What began as a movement against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs has snowballed into some of the worst unrest of … Read more
DHAKA: 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 student-led protests against government job quotas. An official decision regarding the curfew would be issued soon, the prime minister’s press secretary, Nayeemul Islam Khan, … Read more
