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Students are clashing with the police during an ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

July 20, 2024 10:42 AM

405 Indian students evacuated from Bangladesh amid student protests

405 Indian students have been safely evacuated through the Dawki Integrated Check Post, according to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. The evacuation, which took place on Friday, included approximately 80 students from Meghalaya, with the remainder hailing from other parts of India. Chief Minister Sangma reported that the evacuation effort also extended to students from Nepal and Bhutan, as well as tourists caught in the turmoil. "We are aware of the situation in Bangladesh," Sangma said....

July 19, 2024 5:50 PM

Three die in fresh Bangladesh student protests amid telecoms disruptions

Three people died in Bangladesh on Friday in fresh protests against quotas for government jobs, media said, as telecoms links were widely disrupted and television news channels went off the air. Authorities had cut some mobile telephone services the previous day to try to quell the unrest, initially sparked by student anger against controversial quotas, but Friday's wider disruption was not linked to a global cyber outage. The government offered no immediate comment on the severed communicatio...

May 22, 2024 6:33 PM

Awami League MP killed in India, Bangladeshis involved: Bangladesh Home Minister

Some Bangladeshis killed ruling Awami League(AL) member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar at a flat in New Town, near Kolkata, said Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday. “The information we have so far is that the people of our country are involved in the killing,” the Home Minister said while speaking at a press briefing in Dhaka. Based on information from Indian police, Bangladesh police arrested three people in connection with the murder of Anwarul Azim, he said....