The Protests started in July against the quota system in government jobs but turned anti-government leading to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August. The protestors had earlier demanded the Chie Justice's resignation, but now they are demanding President's resignation and a new Constitution.
Manipur's Home Department has suspended internet services across the state for five days due to escalating student protests. The shutdown is intended to prevent the spread of misinformation that could exacerbate the situation.
Canada is currently experiencing nationwide protests as over 70,000 international student graduates face the threat of deportation due to recent federal policy changes. Many of these students, who came to Canada with hopes for a new life, now find their futures uncertain.
The development comes within eight days of the interim government taking charge following the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her fleeing to India on August 5.
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh is a domestic court dealing with cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The interim government said it will investigate the incidents of random firing and killings during recent unrest under UN supervision.
It is for the second time during the recent protests that the government shut down internet services, mobile operators said. Social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp were not available, even via broadband connections.
Civil services aspirants in Delhi are left in limbo as their studies have been disrupted because several institutes in Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar have cancelled classes in the wake of the deaths of three IAS aspirants in the rain-flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle.
In a dramatic escalation of student protests in Bangladesh, demonstrators stormed a jail in Narsingdi, freeing hundreds of inmates and setting the facility on fire. A police officer confirmed the incident, and a resident witnessed prisoners fleeing with their belongings.
The protests began at Columbia University on April 17 with students calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, which quickly spread to other colleges. The students have demanded their universities to cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies enabling the conflict in Gaza.
The Columbia University, the flashpoint of pro-Palestinian protests across US schools, has threatened to expel students after a two-week standoff with administrators escalated. The protesters have occupied the Hamilton Hall and have refused to abandon a tent encampment in support of Palestinians.
Columbia warned that students who refused to vacate tent encampments would be suspended and be ineligible to complete the semester in good standing. The students have demanded divestment from Israel and amnesty for students and faculty involved in the protests.
Khymani James, 20, went as far as to say, "Be glad, be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists". This comes as anti-Israel protests are flaring up in US universities as the death toll mounts in the nearly seven-month-long Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
According to the students, the question papers got leaked on several social media platforms hours before the examination.
Protesters cornered on the campus emerged in force. They were seen walking through barricades and running towards the Cross Harbour Tunnel exit to escape. They were greeted by tear gas from police who had blocked all ways out of the area
New Delhi: Teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) along with several journalists were today allegedly roughed up outisde the Patiala House court complex in Delhi by lawyers just ahead of a hearing in
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