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Bangladesh Hindus participate in a rally demanding that an interim government withdraw all cases against their leaders and protect them from attacks and harassment, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo)

Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh Hindus participate in a rally demanding that an interim government withdraw all cases against their leaders and protect them from attacks and harassment, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo)

Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh army personnel stand guard behind barbed wire and barricades at the entrance of the residence of President Mohammed Shahabuddin after his comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina triggered fresh protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president’s resignation

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

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

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FILE- Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh's figurehead President Mohammed Shahabuddin administers the oath of office to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, right, as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar, File)

Bangladesh’s interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

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

By Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon and Shonal Ganguly - Associated Press

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks to the media at the airport as he arrives in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)

Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Bangladesh to take over as interim leader

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh's figurehead President Mohammed Shahabuddin administers the oath of office to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, right, as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Volunteers manage road traffic in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Bangladesh’s interim government will take oath on Thursday, says the military chief

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks to the media after he was granted bail by a court in an embezzlement case, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A rickshaw puller rides in the smoke caused by a burning shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Violence in Bangladesh leaves dozens dead, hundreds injured as protests continue

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A handcuffed prisoner's hands are raised as he is taken to a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Media reports say that several people have been arrested in recent days across the country after more than a week of chaos triggered by student protests over a quota system in government jobs. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down, and thousands are arrested

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Sanjida, left, consoles her mother as she breaks into tears after receiving the dead body of her son, who was shot during a clash between the police and anti-quota protesters, at a morgue 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/Anik Rahman)

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

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 15, 2024. Police have fired tear gas and charged with batons overnight during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a leading public university outside Bangladesh's capital over quota system in government jobs, police and students said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Government urges Bangladesh’s universities to close after 6 die in protests

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Police fire tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse students shouting slogans in favor of quota system in public service at the university campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Universities in Bangladesh shut their doors and authorities raid opposition HQ after deadly protests

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Students clash over quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 15, 2024. Police have fired tear gas and charged with batons overnight during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a leading public university outside Bangladesh's capital over quota system in government jobs, police and students said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Violent clashes over quota system in government jobs leave scores injured in Bangladesh

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Family members of a victim of a fire that broke out overnight at a commercial complex react in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 1, 2024. More than forty people were killed in the fire. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs

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Security officers carry ballot boxes for distribution in Dhaka, Bangladesh,Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. An apparent arson fire on a train in Bangladesh’s capital killed four people late Friday and added to the country’s extreme tension ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections that the opposition is seeking to boycott and disrupt with a general strike. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A woman walks with a child in her arms along a street with election campaign posters hanging in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bangladesh opposition calls for strike on election weekend as PM Hasina seeks forgiveness

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press