Killing continues before protests end 聽
Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life took to Dhaka streets on Monday defying curfew to join the March to Dhaka programme called by the...
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Dreams shattered with bullet wanted a better future, mourning at home
Mamun Mia, a 25-year-old student, was working as a freelancer along with his studies to overcome the financial struggles of the family. He was about to go to Belgium for work in August hoping a better future but a bullet doomed the dreams of Mamun and his family...
Justice, legal accountability needed for July massacre
GRAVE violations of rights witnessed during the student movement for reforms in quota for public service leading to the overthrow of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League should be addressed with a credible investigation by holding all perpetrators to justice. When the now-deposed prime minister of the Awami League government...
Long-route communication halted across Bangladesh amid deadly protests
Long-route communications across the country remained virtually cut off on Sunday, on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the leaders of the Student Movement against Discrimination...
DU, JU students break into halls
Protesting students of Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University on Sunday afternoon broke into 11 residential halls, including five in DU and six in JU, which were shut on July 17 amid a police crackdown on the student movement for reforming the quota system in government jobs...
Banks see fewer customers amid unrests
Banks in Bangladesh saw significantly decreased customer activity on Sunday, as the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement announced a non-cooperation movement across the country...
Protest leaders declare curfew 鈥榠neffective鈥�
Coordinators of Student Movements Against Discrimination on Sunday declared the indefinite curfew slapped by the government 鈥榠neffective鈥�.
Students announce 鈥楳arch to Dhaka鈥� today
Students demanding the resignation of prime minister Shiekh Hasina in protest of mass killings during their recent movement seeking reform in job quotas have announced a...
Govt extends curfew for indefinite period from 6:00pm
Home ministry extended curfew for an indefinite period in Dhaka, all divisional cities, district towns, upazila towns, city corporation areas, municipal areas and industrial areas from 6:00pm on Sunday.聽
BNP declares full solidarity with one-point declaration, Fakhrul says
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday extended full support for the one-point demand of the student-led Students Movement Against Discrimination, urging its leaders, activists, and people from all walks of life to stand by the protesters.
We support logical demands of students: BSMMU VC
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Deen Mohd Noorul Huq on Saturday said that they supported the logical demands of the...
Judicial body to seek int鈥檒 agencies help if needed聽聽聽聽
The government-formed judicial inquiry commission鈥檚 chairman, Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman, said on Saturday that the commission would seek international investigation agencies鈥� assistance...
I ordered release of innocent students: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that she had already instructed to release the innocent people that include general students from the jail.
Writers condemn attacks on protesters, demand punishment of attackers
Thirty writers on Saturday issued a statement expressing condemnation over the attack on the quota reform movement protesters and demanding exemplary punishment of those responsible involved in the attacks...
A nation鈥檚 descent into crisis
THE quota reform movement, a movement birthed from the desperate cries of Bangladesh鈥檚 youth, has transformed into a chilling indictment of a nation in crisis. What began as a plea for equitable opportunities in government service has morphed into a battleground where students face the full force of a militarised police state...
Stocks dip for third week amid unrests
Dhaka stocks fell for the third consecutive week in the past week amid economic worries and the ongoing countrywide turmoil centring the quota reform movement, market operators said...
Student movement on verge of victory: Fakhrul
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the ongoing student movement was on the verge of victory now.
Students demand resignation of AL government, formation of nat鈥檒 govt
Students Movement Against Discrimination on Saturday demanded the resignation of the ruling Awami League government for 鈥榦rdering indiscriminate killing of citizens of Bangladesh鈥�.
PM offers talks, student protesters reject
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the agitating students to sit with her at her official Ganabhaban residence to put an end to violence in the ongoing protests seeking justice for...
322 JU former students demand release of聽 Arif Sohel
Some 322 former students of Jahangirnagar University in a statement demanded the release of the university unit convener of the Student Movement Against Discrimination...
Ultimatum given demanding justice for murdered journalists
Journalists gave a 48-hour ultimatum demanding justice for the murders of journalists, including Hasan Mehedi of Dhaka Times, who was killed while covering the quota reform movement in...
Protesters call for all-out聽non-coop聽from Sunday
The leaders of the Students Movement against Discrimination on Friday called upon the people to take part in an all-out non-cooperation movement from Sunday protesting at the...
Protests all over
Hundreds of thousands of people on Friday came out on the streets across the country protesting at brutal killings and repression by the government during the student movement in...
48 HSC examinees get bail
Two Dhaka courts on Friday granted bail to 42 Higher Secondary Certificate examinees who were arrested in connection with cases filed on charges of violence and...
One dies in police firing in Habiganj
A 28-year-old person was killed amid clashes between students and the police during a rally organised by Student Movement Against Discrimination in Habiganj on Friday afternoon.
Protesters, police clash in Khulna
Clashes broke out between students and the police during a rally organised under the banner of Student Movements Against Discrimination on Friday afternoon.
Cultural activists perform in street joining protests聽
Ganahatya O Nipiran Birodhi Shilpi Samaj, a platform for cultural activists, made a three-point demand expressing its solidarity with the ongoing quota reform movement and...
Protesters block Dhaka roads protesting at killings, oppression
In protest against recent nationwide killings, arrests, and oppression students and people from all walks of life took position in different areas in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday...
Students participate in mass procession on Dhaka-Pabna Highway
Students participated in a mass procession on Friday on the Dhaka-Pabna Highway to press home their nine-point demand, including justice for those who died during the quota reform movement and the withdrawal of cases.
Freed student coordinators vow to continue protests
Six coordinators of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, who were held in custody by the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police for days without...