July 13, 2026
"The board of directors has been able to reach a compromise with the protesters,” a company official says
They have been demonstrating over unpaid wages and arrears
Authorities deploy checkpoints and recruit children as young as 12 to curb potential unrest
Economic stability was maintained, but the Yunus government’s interim rule leaves a fractured legacy
Gazipur Industrial Police confirm the use of stun grenades to disperse protesters from the highway
The White House says Trump is closely monitoring Iran’s protest crackdown
The unrest, sparked by dire economic conditions, has posed the biggest internal challenge to Iran's clerical rulers for at least three years
Around 2,000 people have been killed in the protests, an Iranian official tells Reuters
