A few garment factory workers held a protest in Dhaka’s Kachukhet area on Thursday (Oct 31) over unpaid wages. The protesters reportedly set fire to an army vehicle and a police van.

Factory workers protest in Dhaka’s Kachukhet over unpaid wages, set police van on fire

Violent clashes erupted between students and members of a Bangladeshi paramilitary auxilliary force near the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night, leaving several injured from both sides.

Dhaka protest turns violent as students and Ansar force clash; 50 injured

At least 90 people have been killed in Bangladesh due to the fresh clashes between student protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and pro-government supporters, local media reported on Sunday (Aug 4) The dead included 14 police personnel while 300 others have been wounded, police and doctors told the news agency AFP.

Bangladesh unrest: India issues advisory for its citizens in Bangladesh; death toll in fresh clashes at 90

Bangladesh student protests: Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh prime minister and left the country on Monday (Aug 5) after weeks of student protests that culminated in a mob of youth storming her official residence.

Bangladesh student protests: Who is Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, army chief in charge as PM Sheikh Hasina quits?

Students Against Discrimination leader Nahid Islam, who has been leading the ongoing anti-government protests in Bangladesh, demanded on Saturday (Aug 3) that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must resign and face trial for a police crackdown on protesters in July.

Bangladesh unrest: PM Hasina must resign, face trial, says student leader

The Bangladesh government on Tuesday (July 30) called for a day of mourning for those killed in the nationwide unrest. Student protests against civil service job quotas sparked days of violence that killed at least 206 people, including several police officers, as per data from the news agency AFP.

Bangladesh protests: Govt calls for day of mourning for victims of unrest

A students group in Bangladesh on Sunday (Jul 28) vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest if their leaders are not released from custody.

Bangladesh unrest: Students vow to resume agitation if their leaders are not freed

The Bangladesh government said on Saturday (July 27) that three student leaders who were protesting against the civil service job quotas had been taken into custody for their own safety.

Bangladesh unrest: Govt says three student leaders taken into custody for their own safety

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing online criticism after appearing to cry during a visit to a metro station damaged in recent anti-quota protests by student.

'Crocodile tears': Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina 'cries' at metro station damaged in protest, slammed online

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday (July 22) handed lengthy prison sentences to 57 Bangladeshi expatriates for protesting against their government while in the Gulf country where demonstrations are banned.

UAE jails Bangladeshi expatriates for protests against Dhaka

Student protests in Bangladesh continued to intensify on Sunday (July 21) with the death toll in the clashes between the demonstrators and the police climbing to 133, the news agency AFP reported.

Bangladesh student protests: Govt extends curfew ahead of court hearing on quotas

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday (July 21) scaled back -- but did not abolish -– a controversial quota system for civil service job applicants after the scheme's reintroduction last month precipitated deadly nationwide civil strife.

Bangladesh Supreme Court scales back job quotas that sparked deadly protests

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday (Jul 19), said that all Indian nationals in protest-ravaged Bangladesh were safe and sound. Addressing a press conference, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "All our Indian nationals are safe there (in Bangladesh) …we have a large student community as I told you…8,500 students were there about…many of them pursue medical education also in that country.

All Indian nationals in protest-ravaged Bangladesh are safe and sound: New Delhi

Soldiers of the Bangladeshi military were patrolling the country's cities on Saturday (July 20) after the government imposed a nationwide curfew to keep order following days of deadly student protests.

Bangladesh student protests: Police impose shoot-on-sight-order, soldiers patrol cities, death toll at 123

The Indian foreign ministry on Saturday (July 20) said that more than 700 Indian students from protest-ravaged Bangladesh have returned to India. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "Thus far, 778 Indian students have returned to India through various land ports.

Bangladesh protests: Over 700 Indian students return back home, says New Delhi

Students in Bangladesh protesting the government's job quota system stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates on Friday (Jul 19) as police struggled to quell unrest.

Bangladesh student protests: Demonstrators storm prison, free hundreds of inmates

The death toll due to the ongoing student protests against quotas for government jobs in Bangladesh has climbed to 50. The news agency Reuters reported on Friday (July 19) that TV news channels in the country were off-air and telecommunications were widely disrupted.

Bangladesh student protests: Death toll at 50, TV news in country goes off-air

Bangladesh on Tuesday (Jul 16) slammed the United States for making "unsubstantiated" claims about the ongoing student protests in the South Asian country. On Monday, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller expressed concerns about the protests in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh student protests: Dhaka slams US over unsubstantiated claims about stir

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