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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Bangladesh has banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies, terming the party as a “militant and terrorist” organization as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violence that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured

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Bangladesh Police Release Student Leaders After Unrest

Bangladesh Police Release Student Leaders After Unrest

Bangladesh police on Thursday freed six student leaders whose campaign against civil service job quotas sparked deadly nationwide unrest, as the government looked to calm tensions and forestall fresh demonstrations.

International Business Times

Police Clash Footage Shocks Bangladesh As Internet Returns

Police Clash Footage Shocks Bangladesh As Internet Returns

When millions of Bangladeshis came back online this week after a nationwide internet shutdown, many were shocked to watch a ferocious police clampdown they had earlier only heard while bunkered in their homes.

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EU slams 'use of excessive force' against Bangladesh protesters

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the "use of excessive" force against protesters in Bangladesh after days of violence that killed at least 206 people.

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Bangladesh Mourns 200 Killed In Quota System Protests

Bangladesh mourns over 200 deaths from violent protests against job quota system. Government faces criticism and implements changes.

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over a quota system that reserved 30% of government jobs for war veterans

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Bangladesh social media censorship sees VPN use skyrocket

After peaks of over 7000% in VPN signups last week, VPN usage remains high in the region. Here's how a VPN can help against social media blocks.

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‘War-like situation’: Meet the journalist who was shot at in the Bangladesh job quota protests

‘War-like situation’: Meet the journalist who was shot at in the Bangladesh job quota protests

What started as a mass student protest against job quotas escalated into a deadly uprising in Bangladesh, with over 150 people killed so far.

Shot in the eyes, victims of Bangladesh protest violence face dark future

Shot in the eyes, victims of Bangladesh protest violence face dark future

Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were hit in the eyes by pellets fired by security forces, and might lose vision.

Bangladesh Protests To Resume After Ultimatum Ignored

Bangladesh Protests To Resume After Ultimatum Ignored

Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest.

International Business Times

Railway Protection Force apprehends 47 illegal migrants during routine check

Railway Protection Force apprehends 47 illegal migrants during routine check

Continuing the fight to detect illegal migrants (Bangladeshis and Rohingyas) the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has apprehended 47 illegal migrants. Read further on Dynamite News:

Tripura: 4 Bangladeshi women arrested for crossing Intl Border in Agartala

Tripura: 4 Bangladeshi women arrested for crossing Intl Border in Agartala

Mohammed Kashem Miah facilitated the illegal entry and travel of these individuals within India. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangladesh Students Vow To Resume Protests Unless Leaders Freed

Bangladesh Students Vow To Resume Protests Unless Leaders Freed

A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday.

International Business Times

Organ transplant Racket: Delhi crime Branch writes to 11 private hospitals seeking details

Organ transplant Racket: Delhi crime Branch writes to 11 private hospitals seeking details

Delhi Police have written to 11 private hospitals seeking details in connection with an organ transplant racket exposed by its Crime Branch earlier this month. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bangladesh authorities detain student protest leaders in hospital

Home minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Says Student Leaders Held For Their Own Safety

Bangladesh said three student leaders had been taken into custody for their own safety after the government blamed their protests against civil service job quotas for days of deadly nationwide unrest.

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Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’

Strength of PM’s crackdown shows her nervousness and that climate of fear is breaking down, say critics

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How Bangladesh rickshaw pullers saved lives amid quota protest clashes

Risking bullets, they stepped out of their homes to save their livelihoods. They ended up saving lives too.

Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe

Mohammad Arafat tells Al Jazeera authorities tried to ‘de-escalate’ tensions as UN officials urge probe into crackdown.

Bangladesh curfew eases: What’s opened, what’s still shut

Some businesses have reopened, but mobile internet and social media sites are still blocked. Universities remain shut.

International Business Times

Bangladesh PM Surveys Destruction As Unrest Recedes

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders weighed the future of the protests that precipitated the disorder.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Relaxes Curfew As Unrest Recedes

Bangladesh further eased a nationwide curfew Thursday as students weighed the future of their protest campaign against civil service hiring rules that sparked days of deadly unrest last week.

International Business Times

Burned TV Station Showcases Anger At Bangladesh PM

Torn portraits of Bangladesh's independence hero litter a ransacked state television station -- a pointed expression of public fury against his daughter, who just witnessed the worst unrest of her premiership.

Internet Partially Restored In Bangladesh Amid 197 Reported Deaths

Internet services partially restored in Bangladesh amid ongoing violence with 197 reported deaths. Efforts to address underlying issues and restore order a...

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