The Latest Breaking News from Dhaka

Strength of PM’s crackdown shows her nervousness and that climate of fear is breaking down, say critics

Risking bullets, they stepped out of their homes to save their livelihoods. They ended up saving lives too.

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has wracked Bangladesh and killed 163 people since students started protesting against civil service hiring rules, police said Monday.

Government crackdown and attacks by ruling party supporters caused one of the biggest protests against PM Sheikh Hasina.

The curfew comes amid a telecommunications blackout that has left the country of 170 million cut off from the world.

The websites for PM Hasina’s office, Bangladesh’s central bank have been hacked amid a telecommunications blackout.

Bangladesh police on Friday arrested one of the country’s most senior opposition party leaders and banned all public rallies in the capital Dhaka after days of deadly nationwide unrest after student protests that started weeks ago turned violent this week. Dhaka is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout,…

Death toll expected to rise amid violence that has seen government buildings torched and telecommunications disrupted.

Violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, highlight student protests over job allocations, urging dialogue and reforms to address underlying issues.