Students in Bangladesh called for new street protests on Monday (Jul 29) after the government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in the deadly unrest.

Bangladesh unrest: Students call for new protests after govt ignores their ultimatum

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

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