Malaysians protest at living costs, stalled reforms
Tens of thousands of Malaysians took to the capital鈥檚 streets on Saturday to protest rising living costs and a perceived lack of reform by prime minister Anwar Ibrahim鈥檚 unity government...
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Protesters plant paddy seedlings on Rangpur road demanding repairs
The residents of Rangpur district town have staged a symbolic protest by planting paddy seedlings and displaying red cards on a severely damaged road, demanding its immediate repairs...
Nonviolent protests more effective than violence: discussion
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Wednesday said that nonviolence was more effective than violence, citing the moral high ground gained when protesters absorb state aggression without retaliation.聽..
Columbia punishes 80 students over anti-Israel protests
Columbia University said Tuesday it has issued various punishments, including expulsions and degree revocations, against various students involved in anti-Israel protests on campus.
Bosnia miners get back-pay promise after protest
Protesting miners in Bosnia on Monday won promises from authorities to give them back pay and to work towards missing pension contributions, as the country winds down their coal mine...
100 students injured in secretariat clash
Over 100 protesting students and 16 members of the security forces were injured as the students entered the Bangladesh secretariat bypassing security barricades and locked into clashes with the Bangladesh Army and police in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding mainly the resignation of the education adviser and the secretary for their alleged failure...
HSC students hold demo in front of Secretariat demanding edn adviser鈥檚 resignation
Several hundred HSC examinees of different colleges staged a sit-in programme in front of the Bangladesh Secretariat main gate, demanding resignation of education ministry adviser and secretary alleging their failure to postpone the examinations earlier...
New clashes outside London hotel housing migrants
Anti-migrant protests degenerated again late Sunday outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers, as rioters threw bottles and smoke bombs at the police...
Bosnia miners protest over back pay, unpaid fees
Several hundred miners protested in Bosnia鈥檚 capital Sarajevo on Monday demanding back pay and contributions for their retirement as a process unfolds to close their coal mine...
RUET students protest quota, promotion discrimination in engineering jobs
The students of the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday at a demonstration demanded reforms in engineering job recruitment...
Death of student sparks protests at IU
Students of Islamic University in Kushtia staged a demonstration on Saturday, demanding a fair investigation and justice for their fellow student whose body was found floating in a pond on the campus...
Govt forms inter-ministerial committee to assess economic losses due to NBR protests
The government formed an inter-ministerial committee on Wednesday to assess the economic losses caused by the protests and complete shutdowns of employees in the customs, VAT, and tax departments under the National Board of Revenue...
Protesters demand quick justice
Protests against the July 9 killing of a trader allegedly by the activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-affiliated organisations near Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital continued for the third day on Sunday...
NBR officials鈥� protests turns into anti-govt movement: adviser
The general protests by officials of the National Board of Revenue had eventually turned into an anti-government movement aimed at disrupting the country鈥檚 economy, claimed adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Sunday...
Violence against protesters state-sponsored: discussion
Speakers, including researchers and academics, on Wednesday said that violence against July uprising protesters was state-sponsored as the violence was perpetrated by the personnel of multiple branches of law enforcement and security agencies and leaders and activists of the then Awami League regime...
Kenya鈥檚 president warns against bid to 鈥榦verthrow鈥� govt by protests
Kenyan president William Ruto warned Wednesday against attempts to 鈥榦verthrow鈥� the government through 鈥榰nconstitutional means鈥� and ordered police to shoot violent protesters in the leg, days after 31 people were killed in nationwide anti-government demonstrations...
200 NBR officials apologise to chairman
More than 200 officials of the National Board of Revenue on Tuesday apologised to NBR chairman Abdur Rahman Khan after their recent protests...
SC lawyers protest at HC decentralisation plan
Supreme Court lawyers on Monday protested against a move by 30 political parties to decentralise the High Court by establishing benches in divisional towns, warning that such a step threatens the unitary structure of the judiciary and violates the constitution...
Dhaka people suffer due to multiple protests
Different protests across the capital on Monday caused huge sufferings to its people due to resultant traffic gridlocks together with an inclement weather...
Unified, effective system needed to support injured protesters
IT WILL soon be a year since the authoritarian Awami League regime was toppled in a mass uprising. Yet, the injured protesters still struggle to access long-term health care and rehabilitation. In attempts to violently repress the protest, the police and the Awami League鈥檚 armed goons fired bullets, sound grenades and other ammunition, which left at least...
Police foils sacked BDR members鈥� march towards Jamuna
Police foiled sacked Bangladesh Rifles members鈥� march towards chief adviser鈥檚 official residence Jamuna by charging batons, firing sound grenades and spraying water at Kakrail in Dhaka on Monday afternoon...
RUET students protest at discrimination against BSc engineering graduates
Students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday staged demonstrations, demanding an end to the alleged discrimination against bachelor of science in engineering graduates in government job recruitment and promotions...
16 NBR officials brought under ACC scrutiny
Sixteen senior National Board of Revenue officials were brought under the Anti-Corruption Commission scrutiny in the past five days in the aftermath of protests by NBR officials over the ongoing revenue sector reforms...
BELA calls for immediate halt of project
As protests escalate over the uprooting of over 50 trees at Jahangirnagar University, the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to all environmentally destructive activities under the university鈥檚 further development project...
Street protests again if July declaration, charter delayed: NCP
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said that any delay or evasion concerning the July Declaration and the July Charter would lead the students and people to take to the streets once again...
Angry protesters rally against Istanbul magazine
Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations a satirical magazine published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad...
Serbian police dismantle anti-govt protesters鈥� barricades
Serbian police said on Monday they had cleared barricades that anti-government protesters had set up at the weekend, after clashes between officers and demonstrators demanding early elections...
Backers of Bolsonaro hold mass protest
Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to 鈥榗hange Brazil鈥檚 destiny鈥� as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup...
Protests erupt as woman raped in Cumilla
Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Sunday as Thursday night鈥檚 rape of a 21-year-old woman in a village under Muradnagar upazila in Cumilla came to light after a video went viral on social media Saturday night...
NBR strike paralyses trade, revenue collection
Export and import activities through ports and revenue collection across the country came to a halt on Sunday due to the 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� and 鈥楳arch to the NBR鈥� programmes enforced by National Board of Revenue staff for the second consecutive day, demanding the removal of the NBR chairman...