BNP urges people to continue movement
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday called on the people of all classes and professions, including students and youths, to continue the ongoing movement against...
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Release detained students in 24 hours: civil society
A group of civil society representatives on Thursday issued a 24-hour ultimatum, demanding the unconditional release of students detained illegally during the quota reform movement, who were mostly charged with sabotage...
Juvenile court rejects bail of 17-year-old student Faiyaz
A Dhaka juvenile court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Dhaka College student Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz in a case filed over the killing of a police constable during violence centring on the quota reform movement in Jatrabari area on July 19...
National Security Committee meeting on Sunday
The National Committee on Security Affairs will meet on Sunday amid ongoing student protests seeking justice for over 200 killed and thousands injured in the recent...
Visual artists demand justice for murders
Visual artists organised a programme titled Bhoyhin- Nejjya- Manobik Morjadar Bangladesh Chai in front of Ananda Cinema Hall near Farmgate to declare solidarity with the students鈥� nine-point demand in the ongoing anti-quota student movement on Thursday morning...
Inquiry commission expanded, asked to investigate all killings during deadly protests
Bangladesh government on Thursday widened the judicial inquiry commission鈥檚 scope and jurisdiction tasking it with the investigation of all the killings and violence perpetrated between July 16 and July 21 during the students鈥� quota reform movement.聽
Police take 12 students of Barishal University into custody
Twelve students of Barishal University who gathered on the campus to participate in a programme titled 鈥楻emembering Our Heroes鈥� were taken into custody on Thursday, the police said.
Govt forms judicial inquiry commission to probe recent violence, deaths
The government has formed a three-member judicial inquiry commission to probe the deaths, violence, sabotage, arson attacks, looting, criminal activities and damages during the recent violence in the name of the quota reform movement across the country from July 16 to 21.
PM again seeks UN, foreign countries鈥� coop to expose perpetrators
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday once again sought cooperation from the United Nations and foreign countries to probe into every incident during the countrywide mayhem to expose the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Six quota protest leaders released after hunger strike
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday released six coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination, a platform for students...
Govt becomes public enemy by mass killing: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that the ruling Awami League government became the public enemy by committing mass killings to quell the student movement for quota reform in civil service jobs...
Police foil Ganatantra Mancha march at Purana Paltan
The police on Wednesday foiled the prescheduled rally of the Ganatantra Mancha in the capital protesting against killings and repressions of the law enforcers to control the ongoing student movements for reforming quotas in the government jobs...
PM seeks UN, other int鈥檒 orgs鈥� coop for mayhem probe
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought cooperation from the United Nations and other international organisations to conduct a proper investigation into the nationwide mayhem to punish the real culprits involved in the attacks taking advantage of the anti-quota movement...
March for Justice faces obstruction from law enforcers
Students and teachers of different universities are participating in processions across the country demanding justice for wholesale arrests, attacks, cases, enforced disappearances and killings of students and ordinary people, despite facing obstruction from law enforcers.
Protesters announce 鈥榤arch for justice鈥� for today
The Student Movement Against Discrimination platform for quota reform protests on Tuesday announced the 鈥楳arch for Justice鈥� programme to be held today in all courts, campuses and...
Citizens threaten tougher movement
A section of citizens under the banner of 鈥楤ikkhubdha Nagarik Samaj鈥� on Tuesday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities concerned demanding release of six leaders of the quota reform...
Cultural activists demand resignation of AL government
Cultural activists of 31 cultural organisations on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the Awami League government for killing of students and people during the quota reform movement of the student...
Govt should restrain Chhatra League, heed students鈥� demands
ATTACKS by the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, on protesting students again at Barishal University on July 29 are deplorable. The attacks left at least 15 injured, nine of whom had to be sent to hospital. It was Chhatra League attacks on protesters on July 15 that forced a peaceful student movement into violence...
Six protest leaders in DB custody for up to 4 days
Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has kept six coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination, a quota reform platform, in its custody for up to...
Protesting guardians face police obstruction at DMC
The police obstructed protesting guardians of students in front of Dhaka Medical College while they were going to Shagbagh on Tuesday morning to organise a rally protesting against casualties in the unrest centring quota reforms movement.
Citizens for probe into killings of protesters under UN supervision
Seventy-four eminent citizens demanded unbiased, independent, transparent, and credible investigations into the killings of students and other citizens during the quota reform movement under the supervision of United Nations high-level experts...
Stop mockery of nation: HC
The High Court on Monday called 鈥榓 mockery with the nation鈥� the act of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch chief鈥檚 taking meal with six confined coordinators of the Students Movement Against...
Families allowed to meet 6 protest coordinators at DB office, Sohel Taj denied
The family members of the six coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement were allowed to meet the leaders at the detective branch custody on Monday...
University Teachers Network calls for end to 鈥榮tudent harassment鈥�
Teachers from various universities across Bangladesh, united under the banner of 鈥楢nti-Repression Teachers Rally,鈥� have called for an immediate end to the harassment of students as well as 鈥榤ass arrests.鈥�
Bangladesh to observe nationwide mourning Tuesday over quota movement deaths
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked all concerned including cabinet members and government officials to remain alert against 鈥榬umours鈥� over聽 violence during...
Arrests, clashes mark fresh student protests in many areas of Bangladesh
Students protesting under the banner of the Students Movement Against Discrimination returned to the streets on Monday, holding fresh demonstrations across the country to protest...
Student protesters announce rallies across Bangladesh today
Students Movement Against Discrimination, a platform for anti-quota movement, announced protest rallies across the country on Monday for pressing their demand.
Harassment, killing of students condemned
Leaders of opposition parties in a statement on Sunday condemned the killings of students and people killed during the student movement for reforming quotas in the government jobs...
JP extends support to student movement, condemns killings
The Jatiya Party has extended its full support to the student movement for reforming the quota system in government jobs...
Foreign missions working so that no more Bangladeshis in trouble: info minister
State minister for information Mohammad Ali Arafat said that Bangladesh missions aboard were working on the instructions of prime minister Sheikh Hasina so that any more Bangladeshi expatriates were not in further troubles over protests in solidarity with quota reform student movement back home...