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Indian students, who study in Bangladesh, in a bus upon their arrival at Akhaura check post of the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on Saturday, following protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Since the beginning of the clashes between students and security forces in Bangladesh, India has evacuated 978 nationals who…
Hasan Mehedi. File image: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A global media safety and rights body has sought a fair probe into the circumstances that led to the death of Hasan Mehedi, a digital media reporter, during the violent students’ protest in Bangladesh on July 18. In a statement issued late July 19 night, the Press Emblem…
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At least 50 people have been killed in Bangladesh unrest this week (File) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Student protesters in the central Bangladeshi district of Narsingdi stormed a jail Friday and freed hundreds of inmates before setting it on fire, a police officer told AFP. “The inmates fled the jail and the protesters set the jail on…
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The protests have been driven by demands for reform of the country’s quota system for civil service jobs. Dhaka: Indian High Commission in Dhaka has issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to avoid non-essential travel and minimise movement outside their residences due to the escalating unrest in the country. The…
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