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Imran puts onus of apology on army for his detention

Former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the army owes an apology to him since he was ‘abducted’ by the Rangers on May 9, 2023...

A mutiny rooted in history?

MULTIPLE assumptions emerged from the furious anti-job quota protests that recently catapulted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to her worst encounter during her last 15-years of uninterrupted rule. The number of deaths swirled beyond two hundred as of this writing; overwhelming brutalities, rampant arson, prolonged curfews...

Govt should take pulse of people and hear their voice

People from all walks of life have taken to the streets to lend their support for the student protests, which in the beginning of July sought reforms in civil service job reservations but have now been on the streets demanding the resignation of the government. The protests which begun with a single demand came up with fresh demands as the government...

Few number of transports, people seen on Dhaka roads

Only a handful of public transports and other vehicles were seen on roads in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday morning...

No children killed in student protests: HM

The home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Saturday said that no children were killed in the violence centring the student protests for public job quota reforms.

Family left with no time to grieve over death

Gun pellets stopped Khalid Hasan Saifullah, a 16-year-old student, from reaching home in the Azimpur Government Staff Quarter on July 18.

Long-route bus services from Dhaka snapped

The long-route bus services from the capital came to a halt on Saturday amid the ongoing student protests...

Left parties demand govt’s resignation

Several leftist political parties on Saturday called for the immediate resignation of the Awami League government, holding it responsible for the deaths of over 200 students and civilians during the student protests, demanding quota reform in government jobs...

Police forcing statement off protesters warrants action

THE six coordinators of the protests, banded under Students against Discrimination that sought reforms in civil service job reservations, have issued a joint statement putting out a call for justice for the killing of unarmed people during the protests and noting that their earlier statement calling off the protests that was circulated while they...

BGMEA seeks cooperation from labour leaders for smooth operation

The country’s apparel makers on Saturday sought cooperation from labour leaders to keep the production in the factories uninterrupted amid the ongoing protests in the country...

Several injured as protesters, police clash in Faridpur

Students Movement Against Discrimination has demanded the resignation of the ruling Awami League government for ‘ordering the indiscriminate killing of citizens of the country’.

People throng Shaheed Minar, demand resignation of PM

Thousands of people from all walks of life and ages gathered at Central Shaheed Minar on Dhaka University campus to express solidarity with protesting students demanding the resignation of Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday.

Protesters reject PM’s call for dialogue

Protest leaders on Saturday rejected the prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for holding a dialogue with them about the movement...

Death toll rises to 218 as two more die in Bangladesh protests

The death toll from the recent violence during student protests reached at least 218 till Saturday across the country as a wounded person died while undergoing treatment in hospital, and another man died in a clash in Gazipur in the afternoon on the day...

US places Bangladesh on ‘do not travel’ list

The United States embassy in Dhaka issued a security alert on Saturday, advising US citizens to consider returning to the country if they feel unsafe, as Bangladesh has been placed on a Level 4 travel advisory—‘Do Not Travel’...

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...

Protesters block Dhaka roads demanding PM’s resignation

Protesting students under the banner of Students Movement against Discrimination on Saturday afternoon blocked Science Laboratory crossing demanding resignation of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, for killing students and people during their movement for quota reformation...

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...

CTG protesters take to streets again

Protesters took to the streets again in Chattgogram city on Friday.

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 

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...

Bangladesh violence leaves at least 32 children killed: UNICEF

At least 32 children were killed in Bangladesh during the quota reform protests in July with many more injured and detained, said UNICEF regional director for...

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.

Who will be responsible for so many deaths: PM

Referring to the ongoing student protests, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned, ‘What kind of movement it was?’ and added, ‘Who will shoulder the...

JU Bangla dept chair removes PM’s portrait from office

Inquiry commission expanded, asked to investigate all killings during deadly protests

Bangladesh government on Thursday widened the judicial inquiry commission’s scope and jurisdiction tasking it with the investigation of all the killings and violence perpetrated between July 16 and July 21 during the students’ quota reform movement. 

Protests on as police scuffle with teachers

Students and teachers of different public and private universities, along with other professionals, continued their protests on Thursday, seeking justice for the killings in the...

Students demand justice amidst massacre

SHEIKH Hasina’s government is now under fire for what many are calling a war against her own people. In the past week alone, more than 200 people were reportedly killed in a brutal crackdown on protests. The government deployed helmeted forces, the Chhatra League, the army, the police and border guards using armoured vehicles and helicopters...

Govt plays to crowd as it seeks UN help in mayhem probe

THE prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement that she seeks cooperation of the United Nations and other international organisations for a fair and proper investigation of the mayhem, born out of the student protests that sought reforms in civil service job reservations, to establish the culprits involved in the attacks and punish them appears...

Musicians, bands boycott ‘Joy Bangla Concert’ in solidarity with student protests

A good number of bands and musicians of the country have boycotted the ‘Joy Bangla Concert’ in solidarity with student protests.