Police fire tear gas to disperse students protesting against quotas in government jobs at Dhaka University. [Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images] Bangladesh has suspended some mobile internet services, with police firing tear gas at ...
Inequality and poverty in Bangladesh are driving the current protests by students desperate for good jobs [File: Monirul Alam/EPA-EFE] Bangladesh has been rocked by student protests for nearly three weeks. Since July 1, university students ...
Protesters have set fire to the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Bangladesh as violent clashes between students and police continue, the authorities say. A post on BTV’s official Facebook page warned “many” were trapped ...
Bangladesh desk: In response to the unrest sparked by ongoing protests demanding reforms to the quota system in government jobs, mobile internet services have been temporarily shut down, state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information ...