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Bangladesh anti-PM protesters defy curfew after deadly clashes

Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation defied security forces enforcing a curfew on Monday, marching on the capital’s streets after the deadliest day of unrest since demonstrations erupted last month....

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Protesters urge int’l communities to stand by common people of Bangladesh

In a statement sent out by Abdul Kader, a coordinator of Student Movements Against Discrimination, a platform for protesting students, on early Monday, urged the international community to stand by the common people of Bangladesh and create international pressure to oust this government before the ongoing series of massacres takes the form of genocide...

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A mutiny rooted in history?

MULTIPLE assumptions emerged from the furious anti-job quota protests that recently catapulted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to her worst encounter during her last 15-years of uninterrupted rule. The number of deaths swirled beyond two hundred as of this writing; overwhelming brutalities, rampant arson, prolonged curfews...

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Govt should take pulse of people and hear their voice

People from all walks of life have taken to the streets to lend their support for the student protests, which in the beginning of July sought reforms in civil service job reservations but have now been on the streets demanding the resignation of the government. The protests which begun with a single demand came up with fresh demands as the government...

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No children killed in student protests: HM

The home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Saturday said that no children were killed in the violence centring the student protests for public job quota reforms.

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Left parties demand govt’s resignation

Several leftist political parties on Saturday called for the immediate resignation of the Awami League government, holding it responsible for the deaths of over 200 students and civilians during the student protests, demanding quota reform in government jobs...

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Police forcing statement off protesters warrants action

THE six coordinators of the protests, banded under Students against Discrimination that sought reforms in civil service job reservations, have issued a joint statement putting out a call for justice for the killing of unarmed people during the protests and noting that their earlier statement calling off the protests that was circulated while they...

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People throng Shaheed Minar, demand resignation of PM

Thousands of people from all walks of life and ages gathered at Central Shaheed Minar on Dhaka University campus to express solidarity with protesting students demanding the resignation of Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday.

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Bangladesh Health Watch demands proper care for injured in unrest

Bangladesh Health Watch, a non-governmental organisation, urged the authorities concerned to immediately issue directives and provide resources to all healthcare institutions for treating people injured amid the unprecedented situation that has been created in the country in the past few weeks.

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Death toll rises to 218 as two more die in Bangladesh protests

The death toll from the recent violence during student protests reached at least 218 till Saturday across the country as a wounded person died while undergoing treatment in hospital, and another man died in a clash in Gazipur in the afternoon on the day...

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US places Bangladesh on ‘do not travel’ list

The United States embassy in Dhaka issued a security alert on Saturday, advising US citizens to consider returning to the country if they feel unsafe, as Bangladesh has been placed on a Level 4 travel advisory—‘Do Not Travel’...

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PM offers talks, student protesters reject

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the agitating students to sit with her at her official Ganabhaban residence to put an end to violence in the ongoing protests seeking justice for...

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Protesters block Dhaka roads demanding PM’s resignation

Protesting students under the banner of Students Movement against Discrimination on Saturday afternoon blocked Science Laboratory crossing demanding resignation of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, for killing students and people during their movement for quota reformation...

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Protests all over

Hundreds of thousands of people on Friday came out on the streets across the country protesting at brutal killings and repression by the government during the student movement in...

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13 dead in Nigeria protests

At least 13 people died during protests in Nigeria on Thursday, according to rights group Amnesty International, which accused security forces of killing peaceful protesters.