August 27, 2024, 02:24 PM - 3 min read
Cachar Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta claimed that it was “not deportation” but was just sent back in consultation with Bangladesh authorities.
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August 5, 2024, 12:09 PM - 2 min read
The Indian government advises against travel to Israel, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen due to escalating violence and instability, urging extreme caution for residents and travelers. No formal advisory is issued for Russia and Ukraine, but caution is recommended.
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August 4, 2024, 01:07 PM - 2 min read
The site, chinerakhun.com, serves as a living document detailing the identities of those involved in violent crackdowns on demonstrators from July 17 to 21.
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July 29, 2024, 07:16 PM - 2 min read
Following the turmoil, the government has declared a nationwide day of mourning, urging citizens to wear black badges to honor the deceased.
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July 29, 2024, 10:39 AM - 2 min read
Over the past 15 years, Bangladeshis from all walks of life have shown their resilience in the face of autocratic governance and have adopted innovative techniques to challenge it.
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July 23, 2024, 10:24 AM - 2 min read
Amid escalating unrest in Bangladesh, a hacker group known as “THE R3SISTANC3” has targeted the official websites of the Prime Minister’s Office, Central Bank, and police. The hacked sites displayed an identical message, “Operation HuntDown, Stop Killing Students,” emphasising, “It’s not a protest anymore, it’s a war now.”
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July 22, 2024, 07:05 PM - 2 min read
On Sunday, the movement of cargo trucks via land ports ceased completely, officials confirmed, citing the non-functional status of the Bangladeshi side of the Petrapole land port.
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July 22, 2024, 02:52 PM - 2 min read
Clashes between student protesters and security forces have resulted in at least 147 fatalities across the nation.
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July 21, 2024, 05:59 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court ordered that the quota for veterans’ descendants be cut to 5 per cent, with 93 per cent of jobs to be allocated on merit. The remaining 2 per cent will be set aside for members of ethnic minorities and transgender and disabled people.
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July 21, 2024, 12:25 PM - 2 min read
US recommended that its citizens do not travel to Bangladesh amid a strict curfew with shoot-at-sight orders imposed by Bangladesh police across the country in a move to end protests, largely by students demanding an end to quotas in government jobs, which began weeks ago.
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July 20, 2024, 08:32 AM - 2 min read
The students who came back mostly studied for MBBS degrees, and the majority of them hail from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Meghalaya, Jammu, and Kashmir.
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July 18, 2024, 04:45 PM - 2 min read
Protesters demanding reforms in the quota systems for government jobs have vowed to enforce a “complete shutdown” after days of demonstrations and violent clashes that have left at least seven dead. The seventh death was reported on Thursday in Dhaka.
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