Bangladesh protesters call for march to Dhaka in defiance of curfew DHAKA: Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of a... Published 05 Aug, 2024 12:05pm
World At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm
World EU slams ‘use of excessive force’ against Bangladesh protesters BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday condemned the “use of excessive” force against protesters... Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:08pm
World Bangladesh protests to resume after ultimatum ignored DHAKA: Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government... Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:37pm
World Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and... Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:38pm
World Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew last week and used the army to quell... Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:34pm
Pakistan Punjab govt asks Supreme Court to cancel bails of May 9 suspects A list of 57 PTI leaders has been submitted to the top court by the provincial government Updated 24 Jul, 2024 07:36pm
World Bangladesh garment factories reopen after unrest DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:01pm
World Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally DHAKA: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday,... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm
World Bangladesh calm a day after top court scrapped some job quotas DHAKA: Bangladesh appeared calm on Monday amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after... Published 22 Jul, 2024 12:08pm
World Bangladesh top court scraps most job quotas that triggered deadly protests, media reports DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that have sparked... Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:56pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points