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Amzad’s widow left without any shelter

Violence during the countrywide student movement for quota reform in government jobs has left many families in grief and sorrow after having lost their family during clashes with police and other forms of roadside violence...

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7 US soldiers injured in Iraq attack

A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded seven Americans, a US official said on Tuesday, with Washington blaming an Iran-backed militia group and saying such violence will not be tolerated...

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ICCB for ensuring safety of production units

The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh on Wednesday said that it wanted immediate restoration of law and order and safety of production units amid reports of violence and arson attacks on factories in the past two days following the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina...

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6,000 police ready to quell UK riots

The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence...

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Authorities, people must stand against violence, vandalism

VIOLENCE, vandalism and looting in many places across the country after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 are shocking and unacceptable. The incidents have left a few dozen dead while many establishments and houses have been burnt. Awami League leaders and the police appear to have been particularly targeted by the mob while...

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Ahmadiyas face attacks in Bangladesh

Members of the Ahmadiya community in Bangladesh have been attacked after the deterioration of law and order in the country following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and her departure from the country on Monday.

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Talks must go beyond hostage negotiations

AS THE war on Gaza rages unabated, European diplomats must step up and use their experience of multiparty diplomacy. The truth is perhaps an uncomfortable one for many: that a genuinely workable solution to this conflict requires an inclusive approach — one that recognises Hamas’s role in Palestinian sovereignty...

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Juvenile court rejects bail of 17-year-old student Faiyaz

A Dhaka juvenile court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Dhaka College student Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz in a case filed over the killing of a police constable during violence centring on the quota reform movement in Jatrabari area on July 19...

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People in fear as arrest drives on

Police continued the countrywide arrest drives as at least 150 more people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with cases filed on charges of violence during the student protests against the quota system in the civil service...

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Govt must honour and heed demands for justice

THE government is still showing an unwillingness to bring those responsible for the death of more than 200 students and people, including at least 16 children, mostly in indiscriminate police firing during the student protests to justice. The government is still continuing with the wholesale arrest of students and people in cases of ‘vandalism and violence’...

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S&P lowers Bangladesh credit rating

US-based credit ratings agency S&P Global downgraded Bangladesh’s credit rating on Tuesday, citing pressures on external metrics and the ongoing violence in the country...

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Playing to the gallery does not always pay

The government, which forced peaceful protests for a legitimate cause into violence that left more than 200 people dead, now appears to be playing to the gallery in what might be called a damage control effort. The prime minister on July 28 distributed financial assistance to families of 34 people killed in during the protests...

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Govt takes note of concerns of int’l partners: MoFA

Taking note of the concerns expressed by some international partners, including civil society organisations and media, over the recent incidents of violence in Bangladesh, the government in a statement has intended to assure all that the overall situation was turning to normalcy...

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Repression and propaganda

THE wholesale arrest of dozens of students and hundreds of leaders, activists and supporters of opposition parties in cases filed in connection with violence and vandalism during the student protests for reforms in government job quota is another misstep of the government, the like of which forced a peaceful protest into a violent one...

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Diplomats confront FM over violence

Diplomats in Dhaka questioned the government’s 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...

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Judicial commission seeks info of July 5-16 violence

The judicial inquiry commission on Wednesday requested the people to provide information by August 6 about ‘violence, arson attacks, looting and criminal activities’ that took place across the country in between July 5-16 during the students’ quota reform movement...

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Narayanganj passport office burnt in attack

A total of 7,500 passports of overseas workers were burnt to ashes as miscreants set ablaze on Narayanganj regional passport office during the recent violence...

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Massive manhunt continues across Bangladesh after deadly protest

Police continued the countrywide arrest drives as 641 more people were arrested in Dhaka city on Wednesday in connection with violence and vandalism during student protests for quota reform for government jobs that left at least 162 killed...

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Internet services not restored fully

The area-based and, on a priority basis partly reinstated broadband internet connections in the Capital Dhaka and Chattogram were extended by a small portion on Wednesday, following a complete internet blackout for five straight days, amid the countrywide violence over student protest against quota in government job...

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Arrest of BNP leaders continues

The law enforcement agencies on Sunday continued arrest of leaders of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in connection with the cases filed on charges of violence centring the student movement demanding reforms of quotas in government jobs...

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978 Indian students return amidst violence

As violence in Bangladesh intensified further, taking the death toll to more than 100, the Indian government continued to facilitate the return home of its nationals, including students...