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A woman offers prayer at the Dhakeshwari National Temple during the Durgapuja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks
Minority Hindus in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh are celebrating their largest religious festival of Durga Puja, but fear and worries grip them following reports of violence.
 
Hindu devotees pray at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
Ever since Bangladesh’s prime minister was forced to step down and fled the country, her supporters and associates have faced retaliatory attacks.
 
A Bangladeshi military forces soldier stands guard behind barbed wires on a main street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 22, 2024. Internet and mobile data services are still down despite apparent calm in Bangladesh following a verdict that scaled back a controversial quota system for government jobs after weeks of relentless protests that turned deadly. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests
Bangladesh is still without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests.
 
Students clash with riot police during a protest against a quota system for government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores
Bangladesh’s top court has scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants after it led to nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and protesters that have killed scores of people.
 
Activists of All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) shout slogans in solidarity with protesting students in Bangladesh, at a protest gathering in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo)
Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government has announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.