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Bangladesh isTense

Much worse than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 19Nov 1

Why

  1. Garment wage protests in Mirpur and Gazipur saw clashes with police, 49 arrested, and over 100 factories shut.

    61 eventsthedailystar.net, ianslive.in, theindianawaaz.comSource

  2. Bangladesh will form a wage board after garment protests shut factories.

    4 eventskathmandupost.comSource

  3. Government says 15 people were killed in mob beatings in Bangladesh in October.

    5 eventsianslive.inSource

What happened

  • Statements20%
  • Cooperation28%
  • Criticism14%
  • Protests7%
  • Pressure12%
  • Fighting19%

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