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Germany: A foreign ministry spokesperson emphasises that it is important that Bangladesh remain democratic amid the unrest in the country. [416] European Union: Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley stated that he "wants to see a quick resolution of present situation" and urges the government for "avoidance of further violence and bloodshed".
Read More: 5 Takeaways from TIME’s Interview with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. ... told TIME. “But it has now come to a point where people have said, ‘Enough is enough.’ It’s ...
Bangladesh has seen strong economic growth under Hasina, but it has slowed in the post-pandemic era and, as the World Bank notes in its latest overview, inequality has “widened in urban areas.”
Why are the students protesting now? This isn’t the first time there’s been uproar over this issue. In 2018, Hasina’s government halted the quotas after mass student protests.
Students in Bangladesh began a quota reform movement in early June 2024 after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as July massacre , by the ...
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh.2024 is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
New protests erupted in Bangladesh on Friday, leaving two people dead and more than 100 injured — the latest in a wave of unrest that killed more than 200 people last month in violent ...
Awami League men set fire to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party office. [38] The home of Shamsul Hoque Tuku, deputy speaker of Bangladesh Parliament, was vandalized. [2] The home of Hosne Ara, a Member of Parliament, was burned and looted during the violence. [44] Two Jubo League leaders were murdered in Bogura District. [41]