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Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in Dhaka, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights. CBC | World News
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At least 19 killed after Bangladesh air force plane crashes into college campus
At least 19 people were killed and 164 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off, a military spokesperson said. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh tribunal indicts former leader Sheikh Hasina over protester deaths
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh struggles to repair damage from Hasina’s 15-year rule
People are pouring into the streets of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to voice their displeasure at where the country is going, less than a year after a student-led revolution toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, leaves country after weeks of deadly protests
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. CBC | World News
Read More »Violence in Bangladesh leaves dozens dead as protesters call for PM’s resignation
A new round of violence in Bangladesh has left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured as protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists on Sunday over the government’s job-quota system, officials and media reports said. CBC | World News
Read More »Nationwide curfew in Bangladesh as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh closes universities, colleges indefinitely after deadly protests over job quotas
Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government’s job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 5 killed as Bangladesh students clash with police in protest over job quotas
At least five people were killed and dozens injured in two separate incidents in Bangladesh as violence continued Tuesday on university campuses in the nation’s capital and elsewhere over a government jobs quota scheme, local media reports said, quoting officials. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh opposition party launches general strike ahead of general election
Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. CBC | World News
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