US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered amid growing threat of nuclear war
US bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 of 1945 are the only incidents of nuclear bombings in world history
Iran reiterates its resolve to punish Israel for violating its sovereignty
Last week Israel assassinated Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran when he was visiting to attend the swearing-in of the newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court scraps most of government job quota amidst widespread protests and violence
Over 140 people including students were killed in the days of clashes between the protesters demanding curtailment of quota in government jobs and security forces
Police intensify repression of student protests in Bangladesh
On Thursday, the Sheikh Hasina government announced that it is ready to start negotiation with the students demanding reforms in the quota system for government jobs.
Six protesters killed amid quota reform protests in Bangladesh, government calls for universities to close
Thousands of students from universities across the country have been protesting for weeks demanding the abolition of the 30% quota for the descendants of country’s freedom fighters and other reforms in the recruitment for government jobs.
Indefinite strike at Samsung enters second week
Over 6,000 workers at Samsung Electronics are participating in the first ever strike of company’s history in support of their demands of pay hike, paid leave and compensation
Students in Bangladesh demand reforms to public sector job quota
Public sector jobs in Bangladesh have a 30% quota for descendants of participants in the country’s liberation war in 1971. The provision has become unpopular among the youth who are facing an unemployment crisis
Defying threats of replacement, thousands of Samsung workers go on indefinite strike
The NSEU is making history in organizing the first ever mass actions in the 55 year history of the world’s largest memory chip maker