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US immigration protests widen

Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city’s downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown...

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Govt must consult stakeholders before passage of budget

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...

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Protests on against Azhar release, attacks on protesters

Protests rejecting the Supreme Court’s 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...

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Protests on against Azhar release

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...

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Stakeholder engagement essential for effective reform

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’s approach to implementing reforms and amending existing laws. On May 25, government officials and political...

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Protests continue for 11th day

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...

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Protests that govt should resolve or, at least, heed

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...

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Polytechnic students to continue protests

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...

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NBR officials vow to continue protests

The protesting officials of the National Board of Revenue will continue their ongoing ‘pen-down strike’ today from 10:00am to 03:00pm, demanding revocation of a lately promulgated ordinance to split the revenue board...

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Barishal Univ VC, pro-VC, treasurer removed

The government on Tuesday relieved Barishal University’s 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...

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KUET vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor removed

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Mashud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sheikh Shariful Alam were removed from their posts on Friday night following prolonged student protests.

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Govt should address polytech students’ grievances early

THIS is unacceptable that the authorities have so far not attended to grievances of the polytechnic students taking to the street to push for their six-point demand. The students have rallied for the past few days and the protests appear to be intensifying. The polytechnic students on April 20 threatened a long march to Dhaka from outlying areas if the government fails to...

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Polytechnic students continue protests

Polytechnic students in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country continued their protests on Saturday for the fourth day and staged demonstrations titled ‘RISE in RED’ to press home their six-point demand...

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Protests continue for 4th day

Protests against Israel’s military offensive in Palestine continued for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings...

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Pro-Gaza protests continue for 3rd day

Protests against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Dhaka and other parts of the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings in the besieged enclave...

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Anti-Trump rallies draw thousands across US

Thousands of people descended Saturday on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency...

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Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism'

The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests.

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Govt should, rather, attend to procedural issues to stop rape

THE government’s high-handedness in dealing with the outrage manifest in protests sparked off the recent bout of rape incidents is not what the government should show. It should, rather, get down to work, rooting out the causes that create the space for such crimes and amend the laws to deterrently stop the recurrence of such incidents. Protests, which have continued for...

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Anti-rape protests continue to spread

Countrywide protests against rape and all other forms of violence against women and children continued for the eighth day running on Friday demanding that capital punishment must be made sure for rapists and safety must be ensured for women and children.

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Protesters sued, anti-rape protests on

A case was filed against anti-rape protesters on Tuesday night as protests against rape and other forms of violence against women continued for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding capital punishment for rapists...

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Workers stage protests in Gazipur

The country’s major industrial hub, Gazipur, witnessed a daylong workers’ protest in various parts of the districts, which resulted in a halt in traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways...

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More people join protests against rape

Countrywide protests against rape continued for the third day in a row on Monday with more people joining the demonstrations with roads being blocked, human chains formed and rallies held, demanding capital punishment for...