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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...

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Malaysians protest at living costs, stalled reforms

Tens of thousands of Malaysians took to the capital’s streets on Saturday to protest rising living costs and a perceived lack of reform by prime minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government...

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Bosnia miners get back-pay promise after protest

Protesting miners in Bosnia on Monday won promises from authorities to give them back pay and to work towards missing pension contributions, as the country winds down their coal mine...

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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...

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Bosnia miners protest over back pay, unpaid fees

Several hundred miners protested in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo on Monday demanding back pay and contributions for their retirement as a process unfolds to close their coal mine...

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Death of student sparks protests at IU

Students of Islamic University in Kushtia staged a demonstration on Saturday, demanding a fair investigation and justice for their fellow student whose body was found floating in a pond on the campus...

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Protesters demand quick justice

Protests against the July 9 killing of a trader allegedly by the activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-affiliated organisations near Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital continued for the third day on Sunday...

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Violence against protesters state-sponsored: discussion

Speakers, including researchers and academics, on Wednesday said that violence against July uprising protesters was state-sponsored as the violence was perpetrated by the personnel of multiple branches of law enforcement and security agencies and leaders and activists of the then Awami League regime...

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200 NBR officials apologise to chairman

More than 200 officials of the National Board of Revenue on Tuesday apologised to NBR chairman Abdur Rahman Khan after their recent protests...

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SC lawyers protest at HC decentralisation plan

Supreme Court lawyers on Monday protested against a move by 30 political parties to decentralise the High Court by establishing benches in divisional towns, warning that such a step threatens the unitary structure of the judiciary and violates the constitution...

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Unified, effective system needed to support injured protesters

IT WILL soon be a year since the authoritarian Awami League regime was toppled in a mass uprising. Yet, the injured protesters still struggle to access long-term health care and rehabilitation. In attempts to violently repress the protest, the police and the Awami League’s armed goons fired bullets, sound grenades and other ammunition, which left at least...

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16 NBR officials brought under ACC scrutiny

Sixteen senior National Board of Revenue officials were brought under the Anti-Corruption Commission scrutiny in the past five days in the aftermath of protests by NBR officials over the ongoing revenue sector reforms...

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BELA calls for immediate halt of project

As protests escalate over the uprooting of over 50 trees at Jahangirnagar University, the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to all environmentally destructive activities under the university’s further development project...

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Angry protesters rally against Istanbul magazine

Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations a satirical magazine published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad...

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Backers of Bolsonaro hold mass protest

Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to ‘change Brazil’s destiny’ as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup...