Bangladesh protests death toll nears 180, with more than 2,500 people arrested after days of unrest. ... mostly for the children and grandchildren of "freedom fighters" from the 1971 war. ...

He later released a controversial map depicting West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam as parts of Bangladesh. However, after the post sparked widespread backlash, it was subsequently deleted. Attempt to ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide ...

Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have demanded an end to a quota that reserved 30% of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.

Liberation War Museum Gender Narrative: Explore how Bangladesh’s Liberation War Museum portrays 1971 war, gender roles, and erased narratives of women, Hindus, and Bihari refugees.

Jamaat-e-Islami, a party that was involved in war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation war, has long been a controversial and divisive force in the nation’s politics.

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday rolled back most of the controversial quotas on government jobs which sparked violent protests.. Under the quota system, some 30% of sought-after civil ...

Bangladesh’s foreign secretary, Jashim Uddin, said that during the talks, he raised historically “unsettled issues” with Pakistan, including a formal public apology for atrocities committed ...

Bangladesh's top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes ...