Bangladesh police release student leaders after unrest

Bangladesh police release student leaders after unrest

A still from the students’ protest. File | Photo Credit: AP The Bangladesh police freed six student leaders on August 1 whose campaign against civil service job quotas sparked deadly nationwide unrest, as the government looked to calm tensions and forestall fresh demonstrations. Students Against Discrimination staged nationwide rallies last month that ended in a … Read more

Bangladesh’s Opposition party holds massive anti-government rally demanding resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh’s Opposition party holds massive anti-government rally demanding resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party take part in the party’s last divisional rally in Dhaka, on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main Opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on December 10 held a “grand rally” in capital Dhaka, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and fresh … Read more