Bangladesh Student Protesters

Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation

Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime ...

World - ABC News - October 23

Iran detains female student for undressing in protest

Reaction tests President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to assuage public discontent as tensions with Israel rise

World - Financial Times - November 4

Student protesters face potential Trump crackdown

Student protesters could be in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s crackdown on colleges, with activists increasingly concerned about freedom of speech for pro-Palestinian advocates. ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Columbia pays $395,000 to student suspended over protest ‘fart spray’

Israeli student filed lawsuit after suspension for spraying pro-Palestinian protesters with foul-smelling substance. Columbia University has reached a $395,000 settlement with a student who was ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest

Amnesty International calls on Iran to free woman said to have been "violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest" of harassment by authorities.

World - CBS News - November 4

Bangladesh’s unlikely revolutionaries

Young protesters installed Nobel prizewinner Muhammad Yunus as caretaker leader. But time is running out to reform the country’s democratic institutions

World - Financial Times - November 1

Adani begins to cut off power supplies to Bangladesh

Indian conglomerate threatens to halt flows from coal-fired plant over debt dispute

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Bangladesh staves off more Adani power cuts

Dhaka makes assurances to clear its bills after conglomerate threatened to halt electricity supplies

World - Financial Times - November 7

Bangladesh’s leader says ‘no place’ for Sheikh Hasina’s ‘fascist’ party

Muhammad Yunus says will not seek exiled leader’s extradition from India before domestic tribunal’s verdict

World - Financial Times - October 30

UN calls for thorough investigation into all killings during Bangladesh unrest

A top United Nations human rights official has called for a thorough investigation of all killings and other rights violations during the violent unrest leading up to and after the fall of ...

World - ABC News - October 30

Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

Tens of thousands of minority Hindus have rallied to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and to drop sedition cases ...

World - ABC News - November 2

Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths ...

World - ABC News - November 12

Photos of bus crash in India misrepresented as 'road accident in Bangladesh'

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Rights groups condemn Bangladesh for canceling accreditation of 167 journalists

An association of editors and rights groups has condemned a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to cancel press accreditations for 167 journalists, calling it a threat to press freedom in ...

World - ABC News - November 13

Bangladesh will seek extradition of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina from India

Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says his administration will seek the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where has been in exile ...

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus confirms plans to put former PM on trial accused of crimes against humanity. Bangladesh will seek the extradition of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Bangladesh tycoon says Singapore citizenship is a shield against central bank ‘intimidation’

Mohammed Saiful Alam considers international arbitration over accusations he siphoned money out of banking sector

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Trump and student loans

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story What Trump's win means for student loan forgiveness Advocates are now focusing ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Edinburgh University warns students not to be 'snobs'

The institution admitted class-related prejudice was a problem on campus.

Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help

Conglomerate rejects claim it co-operated to siphon money out of the country during rule of ousted Sheikh Hasina

World - Financial Times - October 28

Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

Attackers have set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

World - ABC News - October 31

Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election

Tens of thousands of activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the nation's capital

World - ABC News - November 8

Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party's attempt to hold a rally

Rivals of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in the capital

World - ABC News - November 10

Bangladesh tribunal tells investigators to finish probe against ousted premier Hasina by next month

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday told investigators they have one month to complete their work on ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Firing Israel’s Defense Minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Yoav Gallant was seen as a risky step as Israel fights wars on two fronts. Opposition leaders said the move put national security at risk.

World - The New York Times - November 7

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.

Tech - Wired - November 12

Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget

Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.

Budget protests: the transformation of British farming

Data shows the deep structural changes to the sector since inheritance tax reforms were introduced

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes

There has been outcry from many farmers after changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget.

Medical student shot dead at Memphis cancer walk

A medical student was shot and killed at a cancer walk in Memphis over the weekend. Authorities have charged her ex-boyfriend with murder.

School unaware killer 'spiked' student - inquest

Scarlett Jenkinson had given another student cannabis sweets before being moved to Brianna's school.

Students in Helene-ravaged Buncombe County return to school

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One month after Hurricane Helene destroyed mountain towns, swept away homes and upended countless lives here, thousands of Buncombe County’s students returned to school Friday.

Clemson fraternity embraces student in intellectual disability program

At Clemson University in South Carolina, the ClemsonLIFE program gives students with intellectual disabilities a chance to learn life skills for independent living. But as much as the program ...

Your A student is average — don’t blame the SAT and ACT

The better students and parents understand high school grades and standardized tests, the better they can position themselves for academic success.

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Students and parents swap the bus for biking to school together

Only 11% of students in the U.S. still bike to school. But in some cities, parents and their kids are skipping the bus and forming a caravan to bike to school together. Itay Hod has the story.

Brown University suspends Students for Justice in Palestine organization

World - Yahoo News - October 27

Pupil who attacked students and teacher with hammer is named

Thomas Wei Huang, 17, was detained for life over the attack at Blundell's School in Devon.

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