Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN
GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday (July 19) he was deeply concerned by this week’s violence in…
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Dhaka bans rallies after wild fury
Police in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka banned all public rallies yesterday after the deadliest day of ongoing student protests so far…
Bangladesh capital bans rallies after government buildings torched
DHAKA: Shafiqul Alam Police in Bangladesh's capital banned all public rallies on Friday (July 19) after the deadliest day of…
Tens of thousands of students protest job quotas in Bangladesh’s streets
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of students blocked the main streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, on Thursday (July 11), demanding that…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus indicted in Bangladesh embezzlement case
DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others were indicted by a Bangladesh court on Wednesday (June 12) on charges…
Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Gunmen in Bangladesh have killed a teacher and a student in a Rohingya refugee camp for refusing…
Hot spell forces nationwide school shutdown
A COURT here has ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools due to an ongoing heatwave, the day after the government…
Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are picking up job skills
Japan’s Nippon Foundation will spend US$2mil (RM9.5mil) to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island…