World Aug 08 Yunus takes helm as Bangladesh's interim leader, tasked with restoring peace and planning elections Before leaving Paris, where he was attending the Olympics, Yunus appealed for calm in Bangladesh amid tensions over the country's future.
World Aug 07 Bangladesh's prime minister quit and fled the country after weeks of protests. What's next? What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Here’s what we know.
World Aug 05 Bangladeshi prime minister Hasina resigns as protests widen, storming of official residence Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family on Monday.
World Aug 04 Renewed protests in Bangladesh leave nearly 100 dead as military announces new curfew Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet in…
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.