Curfew

The government had announced curfew, something that has not happened in years, Friday night, after more than 100 people were reportedly killed in three days of protests for quota reform. At least 56 people were killed on Friday alone. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

A surreal day: Revisiting the first day of country under curfew

The government had announced curfew in Bangladesh, something that has not happened in years, Friday night, after more than 100 people were reportedly killed in three days of protests for quota reform

Security forces operate outside the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social (CEFAS) women prison following a deadly riot in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez
World+Biz

Curfews imposed after 22 dead in night of violence in north Honduras

Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo
World+Biz

Intense clashes in Sudan's capital after ceasefire extended

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Politics

BNP ready to defy 'curfew' even to hold Khulna rally, says Mirza Fakhrul

FILE PHOTO: An Iraqi woman walks along a street in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Saba Kareem/File Photo
Middle East

Total curfew in Iraq's Baghdad to begin from 15:30 local time - state news agency

People attend a protest after the killing of a Hindu man in Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

India's Udaipur murder: Top cop says peace key for livelihood of locals, curfew relaxed

Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during the ceremony to assume duties at the Prime Minister's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 29, 2018/ Reuters
Sri Lanka Crisis

No Sri Lankan politician fled to India, says high commission

Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near the Prime Minister's official residence after the government imposed a three-day curfew following clashes between pro and anti-government demonstrators, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lankan troops ordered to shoot at those damaging public properties

Photo: Collected
South Asia

Curfew imposed across Sri Lanka after clashes in commercial capital

Sri Lankan army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint after the government imposed a curfew following a clash between police and protestors near Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence during a protest last Thusrday, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 3, 2022. REUTERS
South Asia

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas to stop protests amid curfew

Demonstrators stand near a bus that was set on fire at the top of the road to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence during a protest against him as many parts of the crisis-hit country faced up to 13 hours without electricity due to a shortage of foreign currency to import fuel, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 31, 2022. REUTERS
South Asia

Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests over economic crisis

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a passenger for the Covid-19 test, at New Delhi Railway Station. Photo: Hindustan Times
South Asia

Delhi to impose weekend curfew amid spike in Covid-19 cases

A member of Afghan Special Forces sits on the rooftop of his humvee as he arrives at the base after heavy clashes with Taliban during the rescue mission of a policeman besieged at a check post, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jul 13, 2021. REUTERS
South Asia

Month-long curfew imposed in Afghanistan in a bid to stop the Taliban