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  Bangladesh Protests HIGHLIGHTS: Nationwide curfew to end on Tuesday; schools, businesses to reopen

  World | August 05, 2024 23:48 IST

  Protesters forced open the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the Prime Minister's residence around 3 pm today. Thousands of people joined the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement's "March to Dhaka" programme at the Mirpur 10 roundabout and moved towards Farmgate.

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  Bangladesh protests: Sheikh Hasina lands at Hindon Airbase after resigning as PM, next stop London

  World | August 05, 2024 18:31 IST

  Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation on Monday and left the country as the violent protests escalated.

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  Bangladesh: Curfew extended after at least 98 killed in fresh spell of clashes

  World | August 05, 2024 8:57 IST

  It is for the second time during the recent protests that the government shut down internet services, mobile operators said. Social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp were not available, even via broadband connections.

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  Bangladesh: 91 killed, hundreds injured in fresh clashes between protestors, Awami League supporters

  World | August 04, 2024 20:53 IST

  Bangladesh's student protests have shifted from rallying against government job quotas to calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The movement now includes a call for a nationwide non-cooperation campaign until the government steps down.

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  Bangladesh bans top Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing after deadly jobs protests

  World | August 01, 2024 16:54 IST

  Bangladesh PM Hasina and several other Cabinet ministers have accused the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami party and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir of playing a role in the violence during the student protests.

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  'March for Justice': Bangladesh protestors back to street, demand UN probe as 200 killed in clash

  World | July 31, 2024 19:25 IST

  More than 200 people were killed in Bangladesh in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country's quota system for government jobs.

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  Bangladesh restores mobile internet after 11-day blackout amid protests against government jobs

  World | July 29, 2024 7:31 IST

  The protests turned violent in Bangladesh last week following clashes between thousands of anti-quota demonstrators and members of the student wing of Hasina's Awami League party.

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  'All Indian nationals safe and sound': MEA on Bangladesh's ongoing anti-quota protests

  World | July 19, 2024 16:43 IST

  At 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: 32 killed, internet shut down | Why are students protesting against job quotas?

  World | July 18, 2024 23:55 IST

  University students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for more than a week protesting the system of reservation in public sector jobs, including that for the relatives of war heroes, who fought for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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  Bangladesh: Protesters set ablaze state TV headquarters, several trapped inside amid massive stir

  World | July 18, 2024 19:18 IST

  The unrest reached a critical juncture when a group of protesters targeted the Bangladesh state TV headquarters, located in a prominent area of the capital. Reports indicate that the attackers breached security barriers and swiftly set parts of the building on fire.

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  Bangladesh PM promises justice after deaths of anti-quota protesters, nationwide shutdown announced

  World | July 18, 2024 8:32 IST

  Hasina 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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  Bangladesh: Protests demanding to end govt job quota for war veterans families turn violent, kills 6

  World | July 16, 2024 22:49 IST

  The protesters were demanding an end to a government job quota for the families of those who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.

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  'India-Bangladesh ties a model for South Asia': PM Sheikh Hasina in meeting with Indian Navy chief

  World | July 03, 2024 8:58 IST

  Hasina visited India last month for a bilateral visit, describing her interaction with Indian leadership, including PM Modi, as "very fruitful". In her meeting with Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, she recalled and appreciated New Delhi's role in he 1971 Liberation War.

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  Bangladesh PM calls India visit 'very fruitful', says it will play 'pivotal role' in bilateral ties

  World | June 25, 2024 19:37 IST

  Hasina became the first foreign leader to come to India for a state visit after PM Modi took oath to begin his third consecutive term. She and PM Modi held important discussions on digital partnership, blue economy, defence, water sharing and health among others.

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  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's State Visit To India: Explained

  News | June 22, 2024 15:37 IST

  Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently on a two-day visit to India, was accorded a warm welcome by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. Watch to know more!

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  India announces e-medical visa for Bangladesh, new embassy in Rangpur after Modi-Hasina talks

  World | June 22, 2024 16:06 IST

  PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina signed a number of MoUs on digital partnership, green partnership, blue economy, health and medicine and railway connectivity. This is Hasina's second visit to India within a month after she attended Modi's oath taking ceremony on June 9.

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  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

  News | June 22, 2024 15:12 IST

  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on June 22 was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Bangladesh Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. watch to know more!

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  PM Modi holds talks with Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, MoUs signed on defence, railways | WATCH

  India | June 22, 2024 14:09 IST

  Hasina's visit marks the first such bilateral visit by a foreign leader after the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came back to power for a record third time. She previously arrived in India to attend PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony as he took helm of the government for the third time.

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  Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina gets warm welcome from PM Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan | WATCH

  India | June 22, 2024 9:51 IST

  Hasina's visit marks the first such bilateral visit by a foreign leader after the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came back to power for a record third time. Hasina will have a one-to-one meeting with PM Modi which will be followed by delegation-level talks later in the day.

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  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in New Delhi on two-day state visit to India I WATCH

  World | June 21, 2024 17:06 IST

  During her two-day state visit, Sheikh Hasin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and MEA Dr S Jaishankar.