Bangladesh quota protests

August 3, 2024 3:47 PM

US Embassy issues security alert for its nationals in Bangladesh

The US Embassy in Dhaka has issued a security alert for US nationals residing in Bangladesh on Saturday. A statement issued in its official website, US Embassy in Dhaka said "Calls for protests, demonstrations, marches and gatherings continue to occur and can often materialize quickly". "We are also aware of calls of a “total non-cooperation” movement beginning on Sunday, August 4. More protests are expected in the coming days", it said. The statement also said that due to the unpredicta...

Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew last week and used the army to quell protests against job quotas that killed nearly 150 people, but anger against her government does not seem to have abated. The protests, which started in universities and colleges earlier this month, quickly turned into a more widespread agitation against Hasina and her government. Police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and lobbed sound grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who...