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Bangladesh student protests: Activists go into hiding, delete social media posts after police arrest 100 for incitement to violence
• 7 years agoThe moves have sparked fear among activists in Bangladesh. Almost all the students who have led the protests have gone into hiding.
Bangladesh Cabinet approves new draft transport law after massive protests; photographer's arrest sparks global outrage
N Ahasan • 7 years agoBangladesh’s cabinet has approved a new draft transport law on Monday that features increased maximum jail time for offenders by two years and included a TK. 500,000 fine.
Bangladesh road safety protests: Amid pressure, Sheikh Hasina govt vows to introduce death penalty for fatal accidents
• 7 years agoTens of thousands of teenage students who have paralysed the capital Dhaka and elsewhere for the past nine days — and torched eight buses — are pressing for better road safety after a speeding bus killed two teenagers on 29 July.
Video showing Bangladesh students pelting stones emerges as stand-off with govt over road safety continues for 8th day
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA video shared on Facebook shows students accusing members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling party's student wing, of attacking protesters in Dhaka
Bangladesh student protests: Eyewitness says teens were assaulted as police stood by and filmed
Fp Staff • 7 years agoSince 29 July, students in Bangladesh have been out on the streets demanding that the government take action against those who violated traffic rules and indulge in negligent and rash driving, and make the roads safer for its citizens.
Bangladesh: Student protests rock Dhaka; more than 100 injured after police use tear gas, batons to disperse protesters
Fp Staff • 7 years agoPolice in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, fired tear gas and used batons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesting students angry over the traffic deaths of two fellow students.
Over 100 students injured in Dhaka clashes as protests over poor road safety in Bangladesh turn violent
• 7 years agoFor the last week, students have brought parts of Dhaka to a standstill with a protest against poor road safety after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus.
Sheikh Hasina announces abolishing quotas for govt jobs in Bangladesh amid student protests
• 7 years agoAmid student protests, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced she will be abolishing the quota system for government jobs.