Bangladesh youth aim to restore hope after deadly student protests
We speak to Bangladeshi youth at the forefront of a movement they say aims to restore trust and hope in the country’s future.
Asian news from Bangladesh
More protests in Bangladesh. This time against the PM demanding justice for 200 killed in violence
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More protests were taking place in Bangladesh on Friday against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government to demand justice for more than 200 people killed in last month’s violent demonstrations despite reforms announced in the job quota system which prompted weeks of protests.
Bangladesh student protests become ‘people’s uprising’ after brutal government crackdown
Bangladesh has experienced unrest for almost a month following a mass student movement demanding the abolition of the job quota system. This escalated into violent clashes that have seen police, army, paramilitary forces and pro-government groups attacking the protesters.
Bangladesh intensifies crackdown with Islamist party ban
The banning of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party while the nation is on the boil amid student-led protests about government job quotas that have morphed into something much larger has put the ruling Awami League on a razor’s edge.
Bangladesh bans ‘militant and terrorist’ party following violent protests
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political partners blamed Jamaat-e-Islami, its Islami Chhatra Shibir student wing and other associate bodies for inciting violence during recent student protests over a quota system for government jobs.
Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies, terming the party as a “militant and terrorist” organization as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured.
Arakan Army pushes Myanmar's military to brink in monsoon war
BANGKOK -- The Arakan Army (AA), an armed ethnic group in Myanmar, is taking advantage of the monsoon rains sweeping across the country to intensify its offensive against the military regime's troops in Rakhine state, located along the country's western coast and bordering Bangladesh.