Three rights and student activists who addressed a rally in Kawkhali upazila town in Rangamati demanding justice for Kalpana Chakma were attacked allegedly by a group of unidentified Bengali people at Betchari under the upazila Thursday afternoon...
The screening of newly released film titled 鈥楾aandob鈥� halted on Tuesday afternoon at Auliabad in Tangail鈥檚 Kalihati due to security concerns amid protests allegedly by a local Islamist group...
Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city鈥檚 downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown...
Left political parties will hold Dhaka-Chattogram road march in June 27鈥� 28 in protest at the interim government鈥檚 move to lease out the management of the New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port to foreign operator...
THE budget for the 2026 financial year that the finance adviser to the interim government has proposed appears rhetorical, with largely no direction on how to achieve the goals that the budget puts forth. The interim government, which assumed office in August 2024 against the backdrop of a student led mass uprising that had sprung from protests against...
Government officials staged demonstrations for the 11th consecutive day at the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025...
Left student organisations on Sunday condemned recent attacks on and threats to left student leaders and activists during demonstrations in Rajshahi and Chattogram rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges...
The government employees at the secretariat continued their protests on Sunday, demanding the cancellation of newly promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 that allows dismissal of public servants for misconduct in an easier way...
Protests rejecting the Supreme Court鈥檚 May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges and against the recent attacks on left student leaders and activists in Rajshahi and Chattogram continued in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the fifth day on Saturday...
Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country condemning acquittal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students鈥� Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
Officers from 25 cadres outside the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on Tuesday began a two-day pen-down protest against the dominance of the administration cadre as well as the suspension of and departmental actions against 12 officers from these cadres...
The government employees, who have been demanding the withdrawal of the new 鈥楪overnment Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025鈥� that introduced a provision for removing government employees from jobs on disciplinary ground in an easier way, suspended their protest at the secretariat for Tuesday...
THE ongoing spate of protests by officials and employees, along with the resulting disruption in services and administrative activities across various government offices, is a cause for concern. These protests highlight fundamental issues with the government鈥檚 approach to implementing reforms and amending existing laws. On May 25, government officials and political...
The committee formed to probe the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on the campus submitted its report to vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Monday...
The government on Sunday promulgated the 鈥楪overnment Service (amendment) Ordinance 2025鈥� in a gazette, introducing stricter disciplinary measures for government employees.
Workers of MK Footwear Limited staged a protest inside the factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Saturday, demanding their wages for the month of April...
Protests continued for the 11th consecutive day on Saturday demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators and justice for Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo, who died following an attack by miscreants in the Suhrawardy Udyan area on May 13...
Columbia has been the site of demonstrations calling for an end to violence in Gaza for the past 18 months, and more recently, has seen student protesters arrested by the Trump administration....
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
The killing of a Dhaka University student on the campus triggered protests and raised security concerns...
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...
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.