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Student protests in Bangladesh over the state's job quota system have led to violent crackdowns, but the movement still has life, writes M. Niaz Asadullah.
The military has been deployed to the streets in Bangladesh in a bid to quell the protests, which are now calling for the resignation of the government.
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Bangladesh has called in the military to restore order after 105 people were killed following protests against autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina's government.
Protesters are demanding an end to a quota system that reserves more than half of civil service posts for specific groups, including pro-government entities.
Students and activists marched around Bangladesh on Monday to protest Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, similar to university movements around the world.
Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh authorities are 'carrying out mass arrests of political opposition in a clear attempt to quash the opposition and eliminate competition ahead of the general elections'.
Bangladesh is building the first of two nuclear power plants in collaboration with Russia.
In a visit to Bangladesh, the Russian Foreign Minister says the US Indo-Pacific strategy aims to isolate Russia in the region.
Delwar Hossain Sayedee, 83, died on Monday after suffering a heart attack in a prison outside Dhaka, prompting protests in the capital that turned violent when police moved in to disperse them.
Temperatures in Bangladesh have soared to nearly 41 degrees Celsius, where scientists have attributed factors such as climate change to the more severe heat.