International Media on Students’ Protest

International media has covered the ongoing student protests in Bangladesh. Here are some of the news reports. This page will be updated with new statements as they become available.

10 July

Bangladeshi University Students Protest Quota System Reforms – The Diplomat

15 July

At least 100 wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas

16 July

‘We sought rights’: Bangladesh on edge after quota protest turns violent

Dozens wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas

17 July

Police fire tear gas as Bangladesh protests against job quotas rage 

Bangladesh students defy orders, occupy universities as tensions spiral | Politics News | Al Jazeera 

Bangladesh shuts schools and universities after six killed in protests

At least six killed in Bangladesh student anti-quota protests

18 July

Bangladesh quota protests updates: Students vow ‘shutdown’ as 19 killed

Violent and fatal anti-quota protests rock Bangladesh

Video: Bangladesh police detain imam leading funeral prayers | Government | Al Jazeera

Bangladesh job quota protesters call for nationwide shutdown

19 July

Bangladesh imposes curfew, deploys army as job quota protests continue 

Bangladesh protest met with violence, communications cut off

Bangladesh bans rallies as violent protests spiral out of control

Bangladesh student protests over jobs escalate, telecoms disrupted

20 July

Bangladesh imposes curfew as death toll from student protests mounts

Violent crackdown on student protests plunges Bangladesh into chaos 

Shoot-to-kill orders amid deadly protests over jobs in Bangladesh – EFE Noticias 

Toll in Bangladesh protests tops 100 as Dhaka falls quiet under curfew 

Bangladesh imposes curfew as protests continue

Dhaka protesters defy curfew after worst unrest in decades

Bangladesh imposes curfew as protests continue

21 July

How peaceful Bangladesh quota protests morphed into nationwide unrest

Bangladesh quota protests updates: Students vow to continue demonstrations

Bangladesh top court scraps most quotas that caused deadly unrest

Bangladesh overturns job quota ruling after violent protests – video 

Bangladesh Imposes Strict Curfew With ‘Shoot-On-Sight’ Order Following Deadly Protests – The Diplomat

22 July

Bangladesh calm after top court scraps job quotas | Protests News | Al Jazeera 

Bangladesh student leader recounts agonizing abduction, torture over job quota protests 

Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm

Who were the Razakars and why are they central to Bangladesh protests? | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Bangladesh protests still on despite top court’s rollback of job quotas – World – DAWN.COM 

23 July

Bangladesh curfews, internet blackout batter economy amid quota protests 

Bangladesh protests death toll nears 180, with more than 2,500 people arrested after days of unrest – CBS News 

Bangladeshi students allege police torture after protests crackdown | Bangladesh | The Guardian

Thousands of protesters arrested in Bangladesh amid deadly unrest 

Bangladeshi students allege police torture after protests crackdown | Bangladesh | The Guardian 

An Unbending Leader’s Crackdown Rains Carnage on Bangladesh – The New York Times 

24 July

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people | AP News

Drenched in blood – how Bangladesh protests turned deadly 

Rassemblement à Paris en soutien aux étudiants du Bangladesh : «Je ne veux pas de meurtriers dans le gouvernement de mon pays»

UN human rights chief calls on Bangladesh to disclose protest crackdown details 

An Unbending Leader’s Crackdown Rains Carnage on Bangladesh – The New York Times 

25 July

Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest | Reuters 

History’s Key Role in Deadly Student Protests in Bangladesh – The Diplomat 

Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe

Sheikh Hasina faces her biggest crisis in years 

26 July

Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’ 

Bangladesh protesters demand answers for brutal crackdown – DW – 07/25/2024 

How Bangladesh rickshaw pullers saved lives amid quota protest clashes

Bangladesh premier tried to walkback ‘razakar’ comment that triggered student protests 

Is Anyone Buying the Bangladesh Government’s Narrative on the Protest? – The Diplomat

Bangladesh police accused of removing student protest leaders from hospital – ABC News

Bangladesh faces demand for justice over ‘unlawful killings’ during student protests | South China Morning Post

27 July

Bangladesh authorities detain student protest leaders in hospital 

Bangladesh shuts universities and colleges indefinitely after protests turn deadly 

28 July

Bangladesh restores mobile internet after 11-day blackout to quell protests

29 July

What Happened at the ‘Bangla-Blockade’ Quota Reform Protests in Bangladesh?

Is the student protest in Bangladesh turning into a revolution?

An Arab Spring for Bangladesh? – The Japan Times  

Shot in the eyes, victims of Bangladesh protest violence face dark future

Bangladesh Students Reject Gov’t Mourning, Demand Justice

A revolt against absolutism in Bangladesh

What You Should Know About the Brutal Crackdown on Student Protests in Bangladesh | Vogue   

30 July

Videos reveal brutality that left scores dead in Bangladesh protests

After Protest Crackdown, Bangladesh Accuses Tens of Thousands of Crimes 

150 people killed in student unrest, says Bangladesh government; announces nationwide mourning 

What’s behind India’s uneasy silence on Bangladesh riots? – DW – 07/30/2024 

UN alarmed by reports of rights violations by Bangladeshi security forces during student protests 

31 July

A Majority of Bangladeshi Netizens Show Red Card to Government’s Mourning Decision – The Diplomat 

Bangladesh faces growing criticism for violent crackdown on students 

The Take: Why Bangladeshi students say protests aren’t over

Student protests: Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh | World News – Business Standard 

EU delays talks with Bangladesh on pact after Dhaka’s response to protests | Reuters ‘Gunfire from helicopters last night’: Voices from Dhaka belie Bangladesh govt claim – Telegraph India

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