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Planned carnage, foreign intervention and a hidden Islamist nexus: Real objective behind violence in Bangladesh under the garb of ‘quota protests’
Although the Awami League government has succeeded in foiling the attempt of the BNP-Jamaat nexus to capture power by unseating Sheikh Hasina, the coming days may bear much harder challenges as BNP-Jamaat is adamantly looking to return to power.
‘Mamata’s remark may create confusion’: Bangladesh makes clear International issues are handled between Central govts, not by state CM
On July 21, while addressing her party’s ‘Martyrs Day’ rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee had said that West Bengal will surely keep its door open for ‘helpless people’ who have been affected by violence in Bangladesh and offer them shelter.
UAE: 57 Bangladeshis sentenced to jail for protesting against their government in the Gulf country
Following the completion of the prison terms, the Bangladeshi citizens will be deported from the UAE as per the Abu Dhabi court order. Protests are banned in UAE and any public protests generally invite legal action.
Anti-quota agitation in Bangladesh: Who were the Razakars and why has the word provoked unprecedented fury in the country
'Razakars' were a paramilitary force formed by the Pakistan Army to oppose the independence movement in Bangladesh.
BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami may try to grab power unconstitutionally taking advantage of student protests: Bangladesh government
The Bangladesh protests turned violent last week after alleged students at Dhaka University started clashing with police.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who opposed CAA, says her govt will offer shelter to ‘helpless people’ suffering in ongoing violence in Bangladesh, cites...
Mamata Banerjee added that assistance will also be extended to Bangladeshis who came to West Bengal and are facing difficulty in returning home.
Bangladesh: Students to continue protests over other demands even after Supreme Court scraped almost all quota in govt jobs
A spokesman for one of the student groups stated that the protests in Bangladesh would continue.
Bangladesh Supreme Court revokes High Court order on govt job quota that led to deadly protests, reduces reservation from 56% to 7%
In a significant decision, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in govt jobs amid violent protests against the reservations for grandchildren of freedom fighters.
Close to 1,000 Indian students return from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests claim 115 lives, 4,000 remain
Nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests convulse the country, claiming 115 lives thus far.
Student-led protests, deaths and appeasement politics: How Bangladesh’s anti-quota movement is reminiscent of anti-Mandal agitation in India
A major turning point in the anti-Mandal agitation came on 19th September 1990 when a student named Rajeev Goswami set himself on fire in protest.
