Power employees hold protest rally
The Bangladesh Jatiya Bidyut Sramik Karmachari Union on Wednesday held a rally in front of the Bidyut Bhaban beside secretariat in Dhaka as part of their countrywide protest demanding five-point charter...
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Protests that govt should resolve or, at least, heed
DHAKA continues to remain a very happening place in terms of protests that diverse groups hold to push for their demands. The rallies, demonstrations, gatherings, blockade and processions keep taking place on most of the weekdays, causing immense sufferings to people who need to go to work or do some other chores. The groups that are now out on the roads...
NBR officials suspend protest
The NBR Reform Unity Council has suspended its ongoing protest programme following a government proposal for dialogue, initiated under the directive of the Chief Adviser...
Polytechnic students to continue protests
Polytechnic students on Sunday vowed to continue their protests, saying that the issue over their demand for not promoting craft instructors to the post of junior instructor was yet to be settled in court...
NBR officials vow to continue protests
The protesting officials of the National Board of Revenue will continue their ongoing 鈥榩en-down strike鈥� today from 10:00am to 03:00pm, demanding revocation of a lately promulgated ordinance to split the revenue board...
48-hr ultimatum to arrest killers to expire today
A 48-hour ultimatum to arrest the killers of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student, is going to be expired at 12 noon today amid ongoing protests by the students...
JnU protesters begin hunger strike near Jamuna
Protesting students, teachers and staffs of Jagannath University began hunger strike on the third day of their protest on Friday afternoon to press home their demand for accommodation facilities and the completion of their proposed new campus.
Rajshahi College students protest at hostel fee hike
Students of Rajshahi College on Wednesday staged a demonstration on the campus protesting at the authorities鈥� decision to increase hostel seat fees to Tk 700 from Tk 500...
Protests, security concerns raised
The killing of a Dhaka University student on the campus triggered protests and raised security concerns...
Barishal Univ VC, pro-VC, treasurer removed
The government on Tuesday relieved Barishal University鈥檚 vice-chancellor Professor Shuchita Sharmin, pro-vice-chancellor Professor Golam Rabbani and treasurer Professor Mamunur Rashid from their duties amid student protests demanding their removal...
Protesters seeking AL ban to return to 鈥楯uly Points鈥�, to rally at Shahbagh today
The National Citizen Party (NCP), along with several other political parties and groups, Friday night announced a series of blockade programmes and rallies to be held on Saturday at all 鈥楯uly Points鈥� in Dhaka and across Bangladesh.
Protest at rape, murder of Kheyang woman continues
Protests demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators in the alleged rape and murder of a woman from the Kheyang community in Bandarban continued on Wednesday...
Polytechnic students to return to classrooms relaxing shut-down
The protesting students of the polytechnic institutes across the country on Wednesday decided to relax their ongoing shutdown movement for the time being and go back to classrooms...
BU students continue movement demanding VC鈥檚 removal
Barishal University students continued their movement for the third consecutive day on Wednesday to realise their one-point demand that vice-chancellor Professor Suchitra Sharmin be removed...
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestinian US campus protest
Around 30 demonstrators were arrested after they occupied an engineering building at the University of Washington, the college said Tuesday, as part of a pro-Palestinian protest...
Protest erupts after Kheyang woman raped, murdered
Several organisations, including regional political parties representing national minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, on Tuesday protested at the alleged rape and murder of a woman from the Kheyang community in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban...
BU students stage protests demanding VC鈥檚 removal
Barishal University students on Monday staged a protest on its campus demanding the resignation of its vice-chancellor Shuchita Sharmin.
Two RMG factories shut amid worker protests
Two readymade garment factories were shut down indefinitely on Wednesday amid worker protests in Gazipur鈥檚 Konabari area...
3 arrested during protest at crackdown on battery-run rickshaws in Ctg
Three individuals, including leaders of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Basad in short, and Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, were arrested during a rally in Chattogram on Tuesday, protesting at the ongoing crackdown on battery-run rickshaws and alleged police harassment...
Polytechnic students to resume movement from Sunday
The students from different polytechnic institutes in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Saturday called for holding protest rallies on the campuses of all polytechnic institutes tomorrow...
KUET vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor removed
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Mashud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sheikh Shariful Alam were removed from their posts on Friday night following prolonged student protests.
KUET students persistent with removal of VC amid spread of protest
The protesting students of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology continued their hunger strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday although the education adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar assured them of a solution and the authorities cancelled the decision to suspend 37 students.聽..
Govt should address polytech students鈥� grievances early
THIS is unacceptable that the authorities have so far not attended to grievances of the polytechnic students taking to the street to push for their six-point demand. The students have rallied for the past few days and the protests appear to be intensifying. The polytechnic students on April 20 threatened a long march to Dhaka from outlying areas if the government fails to...
Polytechnic students continue protests
Polytechnic students in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country continued their protests on Saturday for the fourth day and staged demonstrations titled 鈥楻ISE in RED鈥� to press home their six-point demand...
Dhaka Polytechnic Institute鈥檚 nameplate covered in red cloth
In a strong protest against the attack on polytechnic students in Cumilla, students at Dhaka Polytechnic Institute covered the institution鈥檚 nameplate with a red cloth and held a human chain on Saturday...
Polytech students threaten tougher movement as meeting fails
The protesting students of different polytechnic institutes across the country have decided to go for a tougher movement as their meeting with education ministry officials on Thursday failed to meet their demands...
KUET students continue protests demanding resignation of VC
Students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology continued their protests for the second consecutive day on Wednesday demanding resignation of the university鈥檚 vice-chancellor, professor Mohammad Mashud...
Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war
The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in 鈥榬esolute solidarity鈥� with the Palestinian people...
Protests continue for 4th day
Protests against Israel鈥檚 military offensive in Palestine continued for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings...
Pro-Gaza protests continue for 3rd day
Protests against Israel鈥檚 military offensive in Gaza continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Dhaka and other parts of the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings in the besieged enclave...
