Nepal mourns its dead after anti-corruption protests
Nepal flew flags at half-mast during a national day of mourning Wednesday for the 73 people killed during youth-led anti-corruption protests that toppled the government...
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Maldives MPs back media regulation bill despite protests
The Maldivian parliament has passed legislation to regulate journalists and media institutions despite widespread concerns that it would curb press freedom in the atoll nation...
Protesters postpone re-demarcation movement in Faridpur
The All-Party Unity Council in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Tuesday postponed the ongoing movement until Saturday demanding re-demarcation of parliamentary constituencies, threatening tougher programmes from Sunday if their demands are not met.
Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests
Nepal鈥檚 new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday, as the Himalayan nation seeks to restore order after deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests that ousted the previous government...
Protesters block highways, railways in Faridpur again over constituency demarcation
Locals continued blocking highways and railways for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district in protest against the demarcation of the Faridpur-4 constituency by the Election Commission.
Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal PM
Nepal鈥檚 former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday to lead the transition as the country鈥檚 next prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.
Sushila Karki named as next Nepal PM
The former chief justice of Nepal, Sushila Karki, has been appointed to lead the transition as the country鈥檚 next prime minister after deadly protests ousted the government, the president鈥檚 office said Friday.
Protests grip France as new PM takes office
France鈥檚 new prime minister Sebastien Lecornu was set to take office on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in a show of grassroots opposition to President Emmanuel Macron, sparking clashes with police and dozens of arrests.
Protests continue in districts over constituency boundary changes
Protests continued on Tuesday across several districts, including Bagerhat, Faridpur and Pabna, against the boundaries of different parliamentary constituencies redrawn ahead of the next general elections...
Guardians, students continue protests for teacher鈥檚 punishment
A group of over 100 guardians of the students of a girls鈥� school in Rajshahi city on Tuesday continued their protest for the second consecutive day, demanding the expulsion of an assistant teacher allegedly for molesting their children...
Indonesia replaces finance min after protests
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto on Monday removed finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a cabinet reshuffle following deadly anti-government protests across the country.
Turkey protests erupt over opposition ouster
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters gathered outside the Istanbul branch of Turkey鈥檚 main opposition Republican People鈥檚 Party on Monday, just days after a court ousted its leadership and appointed a replacement, an AFP correspondent said.
RCC workers hold protests, demand wage circular implementation
Temporary and daily wage workers of Rajshahi City Corporation staged demonstrations on Sunday, demanding the implementation of the government circular regarding fixing their wage...
Rights group says 10 killed in Indonesia protests
At least 10 people were killed during violent protests in Indonesia last week, a rights group said on Wednesday, one of several organisations to report fatalities due to the unrest...
BAU student protests on
The students of Bangladesh Agricultural University continued their protests for the fourth day running on Wednesday by blocking some administrative offices of the university, following an alleged attack on them on August 31...
US envoy cuts short south Lebanon visit amid protests
Lebanese state media said US envoy Tom Barrack cut short a visit to the south on Wednesday, amid protests in two planned stops against US pressure to disarm Hezbollah...
Serbia president vows response after days of unrest
Serbia鈥檚 president on Sunday vowed a 鈥榮trong鈥� response to anti-government protests, after nearly a week of violent clashes involving his supporters, police and demonstrators across the country...
Palestine Solidarity protests at Israel鈥檚 decision to occupy Gaza
Leaders of Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh on Saturday protested against Israel鈥檚 recent decision to occupy Gaza and called on an immediate end to aggression and mass killings in Palestine.聽..
CUFL workers stage protests in Ctg for pay hike
Workers and employees of the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Company Limited at Anwara upazila in Chattogram staged a protest rally on Thursday, demanding an end to disparity in pay structure...
15 RMG factories closed early amid protests
Authorities at 15 garment factories at Ashulia of Savar on Thursday declared a day off for the workers after protests erupted at a nearby factory to demand payment of arrear wages, said an Industrial Police official...
Editors鈥� Council protests at 鈥榮weeping鈥� allegations against media
The Editors鈥� Council on Wednesday strongly protested at 鈥榰nwarranted鈥� and 鈥榮weeping鈥� allegations made against the media at a conference organised by Jatiya Jubashakti, the youth front of the National Citizen Party...
BGMEA seeks data on losses in NBR protests
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged its members to submit details of financial losses caused by the 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� programme observed by employees of the customs, VAT, and tax departments...
Trump seeks $1b from University of California over UCLA protests
President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of anti-Semitism in UCLA鈥檚 response to 2024 student protests related to Gaza...
Road home, back to office
I MOSTLY head home from the office and back to the office from home, which has been a routine for long but for a few erratic days when I have ventured out in other directions, mostly before and after work hours. But it gradually became challenging, risky too, to shuttle between the office and home, let alone darting out here and there even when the need was pressing as violence broke out with student protests...
Slogans on posters
A LOOK into the newspaper photo morgue, basically an array of directories sequentially numbered by date on the server in this digital era, where photojournalists 鈥� Md Sourav and Sony Ramani in the case of 抖阴精品 鈥� rest their day鈥檚 work, might weave a pattern of an event that broke out over days. This might also tell a story. The photographs of the student protests...
More clashes, arrests at UK immigration protests
Further scuffles broke out at anti-immigration protests in the UK on Saturday, with police making several arrests...
Protests to continue till abolishing fascist structure: Droho Jatra
Participants, including academics, rights activists, cultural activists and labour leaders at a programme said that protests like Droho Jatra would continue until the abolition of the fascist structure of the state and oppression...
No complete list of July martyrs, wounded as yet troubling
THIS is unfortunate that the interim government, which assumed office after the overthrow of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024 in an uprising that began on July 1 that year as student protests against civil service job reservations, has yet to comprehensively enlist all who died and became wounded at the hand of law enforcers who were aided by the...
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..
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...