Bangladesh students defy orders, occupy universities as tensions spiral
Students and police are locked in a tense standoff on campuses across the country as a deadline for protesters to vacate universities looms.
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Government urges Bangladesh’s universities to close after 6 die in protests
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh urged all universities to close on Wednesday, the day after at least six people died in violent protests over the allocation of government jobs and police raided the headquarters of the main opposition party.
J.D. Vance pick as Trump VP signals support for Taiwan over Ukraine
Joel Atkinson is a professor in the Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, where he researches and teaches East Asian international politics.
Defector’s testimony offers ‘sickening’ glimpse of North Korea’s violent purges
In an interview with the South’s Chosun newspaper, the 52-year-old described the firing-squad execution in February 2019 of Han Song-ryol, a former foreign vice-minister in charge of American affairs.
Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests
Bangladesh deployed a paramilitary force on Tuesday after at least five people were killed during violent demonstrations by thousands of university students, raising the specter of instability in a country familiar with protests.
What’s behind Bangladesh’s violent quota protests?
Students demanding reforms in the quota system say they have come under attack from the government and its allies.
‘We sought rights’: Bangladesh on edge after quota protest turns violent
Hundreds of students were injured in clashes on Monday, but they’ve refused to back down as a battle of narratives breaks out.