World Jul 21 Bangladesh’s top court lowers government jobs quota in response to deadly unrest Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30 percent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. Ruling on an appeal, the…
World Jul 20 Bangladesh enforces curfew with order to ‘shoot on sight’ after weeks of protests turned deadly Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs.
World Jul 19 Bangladesh orders nationwide curfew as deaths mount in protests over government jobs The announcement came after police and security officials fired on protesters earlier Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital. Several people were killed, media reports said.
World Jul 18 Bangladesh clashes leave 19 more dead as student protesters try to impose ‘complete shutdown’ Students have been demonstrating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs they say favors allies of the ruling party.
World Jul 16 5 killed in Bangladesh and dozens injured after violent clashes over government jobs quota plan Protesters have been demanding an end to a quota reserved for family members of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971, which allows them to take up 30% of governmental jobs.
World Mar 01 No emergency exits in Bangladeshi shopping mall that caught fire, death toll climbs Bangladesh's prime minister says a six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the country's capital had no fire exits.
World Jan 07 Bangladeshi prime minister wins 4th consecutive term after campaign marred by violence Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term.
World Jan 05 Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election The fire rapidly raced through four coaches in the passenger train late Friday in what one police official called an attack aimed at scaring people ahead of the voting.
World Jan 01 Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail Yunus' supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations.
World May 12 Evacuations begin as Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare for very dangerous Cyclone Mocha Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become very dangerous on Friday. Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as they brace for the severe cyclone churning in the Bay of Bengal.