Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally
AFP DHAKA – The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread…
Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest
AFP Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday pared back contentious civil service hiring rules but failed to mollify university student leaders, whose demonstrations against the scheme sparked nationwide clashes that have…
Bangladesh protesters storm prison as police fail to quell unrest
AFP DHAKA — Bangladeshi student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates Friday as police struggled to quell unrest, with huge rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a…
Bangladesh protesters set state TV HQ ablaze as toll mounts, internet cut
AFP Bangladeshi students set fire to the country’s state broadcaster on Thursday as protests against civil service hiring rules escalated, with the death toll mounting to at least 39 and…
Student protesters set Bangladesh state TV alight amid clashes with police; at least 19 killed
ASSOCIATED PRESS DHAKA, Bangladesh— Police in Bangladesh clashed with student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country on Thursday, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over…