
Deadly unrest in Bangladesh
Schools and universities across Bangladesh are closed until further notice after deadly clashes over quotas in government jobs
Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been shut until further notice, after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs. Young people tell us how they are feeling.
The Mayor of Paris took a swim in the river Seine this morning ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Our correspondent did the same – we hear from him.
Staying with the Olympics, we learn more about the female Afghan cyclists who have made it to the tournament having risked their lives to escape from the Taliban.
(Photo: People run as police fire teargas during a coffin rally of anti-quota protesters at the University of Dhaka. Credit: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)
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