Bangladesh

At least 91 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of protesters…

Bangladesh on Thursday banned the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and other associate organisations under the anti-terrorism law. The ban will come into effect immediately, according…

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and lobbed sound grenades on Wednesday to scatter protesters marching to demonstrate against violence that killed at least 150 people this month during student-led…

The United Arab Emirates has handed lengthy prison sentences to 57 Bangladeshi expatriates for protesting against their government while in the Gulf country where demonstrations are banned, state media reported…

Bangladesh appeared calm on Monday amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after the Supreme Court scrapped some quotas for government jobs that sparked protests this…

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has scaled back a controversial job quota system after nationwide unrest over the past week during which more than 100 people were killed. The Supreme Court ordered…

The US State Department said on Saturday it has raised Bangladesh’s travel advisory to level three, which urges people to reconsider travel to the Asian country due to what Washington…

Authorities in Bangladesh have imposed a nationwide curfew after further rioting in the capital Dhaka left an additional 35 people dead. Days of violence have been sparked by students’ calls…

At least five demonstrators were killed in Bangladesh on Tuesday during violent clashes between rival student groups over quotas for coveted government jobs, police said, a day after more than…

More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party, police and…