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Bangladesh imports cotton from Egypt for its Ready-made garment industry. [19] In 2005 Egyptian telecommunication company Orascom acquired Sheba Telecom the holding company of cellular company Banglalink. [20] In 2013 there were 15 thousand Bangladeshis in Egypt according to the Bangladeshi embassy in Egypt. [21]
The protests, which have drawn tens of thousands out on the streets, began late last month but tensions escalated on Monday when student activists at Dhaka University, the country’s largest ...
The protests began largely with students and young people. Sheikh Hasina’s administration responded with violence. Police shot down unarmed students in the street.
The protests, which began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas in July, escalated into some of the deadliest unrest in the history of Bangladesh since independence in 1971 ...
Bangladesh's economy suffered losses of over $1.2 billion as a result of the nationwide curfew and protests. Among the industries greatly affected were ready-made garments , steelmaking , pharmaceuticals , ceramics and outsourcing and e-commerce .
Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. 3 June: Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 1979: 18 February: The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. [21] 1981: 30 May: Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. 1982: ...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation after weeks of violent protests, announced on Monday in a televised address by the army chief, has brought focus once more to the country's ...
In June 2024, protests began in response to the Supreme Court of Bangladesh reinstating a 30% quota for government jobs for descendants of freedom fighters, reversing the government decision made in response to the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Students began to feel like they have a limited opportunity based on merit.