Bangladesh army
Bangladesh protests demand PM resign, army stands 'by the people'
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters, many wielding sticks, crowded into a central Dhaka square Sunday for mass protests demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign following a deadly police crackdown.
Asif Mahmud, one of the key protest leaders in a nationwide civil disobedience campaign, asked supporters to be ready to fight.
Militants kill Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper in Mali's capital
Militants opened fire on two Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Mali's Bamako on May 25, killing one, the second attack within days in the capital of what is considered the most dangerous UN mission in the world.