They were being treated for injuries they say were sustained after police tortured them in detention.

At least 150 people have been killed - some of those caught up in the bloodshed describe what happened.

Authorities say the army will be deployed to halt unrest, after a prison was attacked on Friday.

A High Security Alert has been issued for the whole of Bangladesh, as violent clashes between students and police continue.

Protesters demand a merit-based system for high-paying government jobs to replace the current quota allocations.

Dozens were killed and many injured after a blaze tore through a seven-storey building in the Bangladesh capital.

The opposition is calling on the country's long-serving PM to stand down ahead of polls in January.

Violent anti-government protests took place in Dhaka prior to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's arrest.