Bangladesh Violence
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Bangladesh violence: Mamata Banerjee offers shelter to refugees amid quota protests
Kolkata | Jul 21, 2024, 07:12 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her solidarity with the people who have remained at the receiving end of the ongoing violence in the neighbouring country.
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778 Indian students return from violence-hit Bangladesh, authorities in touch with 4,000 others: MEA
World | Jul 20, 2024, 02:55 PM ISTThe Indian High Commission in Dhaka and other missions are making efforts to facilitate the safe travel of Indian nationals through the border crossing points. Students in Bangladesh are protesting against the quota system for government jobs amid a period of high unemployment.
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13 more students arrive in India from violence-torn Bangladesh, one from Assam | WATCH
World | Jul 20, 2024, 02:50 PM ISTStudent protests in Bangladesh over the quota system for government jobs turned deadly as protesters clashed with the police and security forces, resulting in over 100 deaths. The Ministry of External Affairs informed on Friday that all Indian nationals in Bangladesh are 'safe and sound'.
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Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as violent protests over govt jobs escalate, 105 killed | WATCH
World | Jul 20, 2024, 12:23 PM ISTTensions dramatically increased in Bangladesh as protesters stormed a jail, set it ablaze and freed hundreds of inmates. The unprecedented crackdown on protests has killed more than 100 people and engulfed Sheikh Hasina's government in a crisis.
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'All Indian nationals safe and sound': MEA on Bangladesh's ongoing anti-quota protests
World | Jul 19, 2024, 04:43 PM ISTAt least 39 people were killed and hundreds injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up groups of protesters, who torched vehicles, police posts and other establishments. This is the most serious challenge to PM Sheikh Hasina's government after it was elected for a fourth term.
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Bangladesh violence: Death toll rises to 50 in anti-quota protests, communications disrupted | WATCH
World | Jul 19, 2024, 05:09 PM ISTThe violence in Bangladesh dramatically escalated when protesters set fire to the headquarters of the state television network and other government buildings. The Army was called in to help "maintain order" as the country descended into chaos on Thursday.
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India issues advisory for citizens in Bangladesh, urges them to avoid travel amid anti-quota unrest
World | Jul 18, 2024, 12:37 PM ISTStudent protesters demanding reforms in the quota system for government jobs announced a complete nationwide shutdown on Thursday. At least six people were killed in violent clashes as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to quell the unrest.
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Bangladesh PM promises justice after deaths of anti-quota protesters, nationwide shutdown announced
World | Jul 18, 2024, 08:32 AM ISTHasina announced a judicial committee to probe the deaths of anti-quota protesters, saying she "deeply regretted" the killings. A nationwide shutdown was announced by the protesters after violent clashes with police and ruling party's student activists left at least six dead.
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Communal harmony to be protected; violence aimed at creating trouble before next poll: Bangladesh HM
World | Oct 18, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTThese incidents are aimed at tarnishing the image of our nation and creating tension with an eye on the general election. But we won't allow these forces to succeed, said Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
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Gunpowder, firearms used by Hefazat-e-Islam militants in Bangladesh violence in March, says lawmaker
World | May 02, 2021, 08:04 AM ISTGunpowder, firearms, and various combustible materials were used by the Hefazat-e-Islam militants that carried out violence in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria from March 26 to March 29
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10 killed in violent clashes in Bangladesh capital
World | Jun 14, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTDhaka: Violent clashes between Bengalis and Urdu-speaking Biharis or stranded Pakistanis today left 10 people dead in Mirpur area here over the use of firecrackers overnight to celebrate an Islamic festival. Witnesses and police said
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Six killed in Bangladesh violence
World | Nov 28, 2013, 09:13 AM ISTDhaka : At least six people were killed and 75, including 27 policemen, injured in blockade violence witnessed across the country Wednesday, the second day of the opposition called 60-hour blockade, The Daily Star reported.A
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12 dead in Bangladesh violence
World | Oct 28, 2013, 12:45 PM ISTDhaka: Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since Friday.Five men were reportedly dead and scores, among them policemen too, injured in violence in the
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4 killed in Bangladesh violence
World | May 06, 2013, 08:37 AM ISTDhaka, May 6: Violence gripped the Bangladeshi capital today as thousands of Islamists chanting "Allahu Akbar" and demanding a tougher blasphemy law set ablaze 100 shops and clashed with the police leaving at least four
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One injured as homemade bombs explode in Shahbagh Square
World | Mar 08, 2013, 07:03 PM ISTDhaka, Mar 8: Two homemade bombs exploded in Dhaka's Shahbagh Square, the epicentre of anti-Jamaat protest, in Bangladesh on Friday, leaving a senior security official injured.Witnesses said that the bombs were hurled by unidentified miscreants