Bangladesh authorities detain student protest leaders in hospital
Home minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned.
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Bangladesh protests demand Hasina resign, army stands ‘by the people’
Huge crowds of protesters, many wielding sticks, packed into Dhaka’s central Shahbagh Square, with street battles in multiple sites as well as in other major cities, police said.
Students renew Bangladesh protests, call for nationwide civil disobedience
Crowds hit the streets in large numbers as student leaders press the government for more concessions.
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience, halt to remittances
Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year tenure.
Bangladesh protest leader fears for his life, taken into custody by government
Bangladesh said three student leaders had been taken into custody for their own safety after the government blamed their protests against civil service job quotas for the recent days of deadly nationwide unrest.