Editors鈥� Council concerned over attacks on journalists
The Editors鈥� Council on Tuesday expressed its concern and condemnation over the attacks on journalists engaged in covering the ongoing protests demanding quota reform in...
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114 citizens demand exemplary punishment for murderers聽 of quota protesters
A total of 114 eminent citizens in a statement on Tuesday demanded punishment for those involved in the murders of students protesting against quota reform in government jobs and...
BCL wreaks havoc at JU overnight
The ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists of Savar and Ashulia upazila units allegedly joined the Jahangirnagar University BCL unit on Monday night to attack the anti-quota protesters, leading to a clash that left over 100 injured.聽..
Govt appeals against HC verdict on quota
The cabinet secretary on Tuesday filed a petition in the Appellate Division seeking permission to appeal against a High Court verdict that asked the government to maintain...
30 citizens for judicial inquiry into student deaths
Thirty citizens, including cultural personalities, academics, and professionals, expressed concerns over the violent clashes in various parts of the country amid the ongoing quota movement on Tuesday...
UGC requests universities across Bangladesh to keep closed sine die
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh on Tuesday night requested all the public and private universities in the country to keep their institutions closed and vacate students鈥� residential halls until further notice....
50 BCL leaders resign for attacks on quota protesters
Over 50 activists of the ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, have stepped down from their posts following attacks on quota protests that started on Monday...
BCS quota crisis and the state
THE job and social quota system has always been there and exists in one form or other in many countries...
BNP, allies to hold gayebana janaza across Bangladesh for slain quota protesters
The leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and other parties involved in the simultaneous movement will hold gayebana janaza across the country on Wednesday for the students killed in the quota reform movement....
None to be spared if found involved in destructive activities: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday warned that no one would be spared if they engage in destructive activities under the guise of quota protests....
Thursday鈥檚 HSC, equivalent exams across Bangladesh suspended
Bangladesh government on Tuesday suspended Thursday's Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations amid ongoing student protests demanding quota reform....
Schools, colleges closed amid quota protests
Bangladesh鈥檚 education system came to a near standstill, except for the primary level, as the government announced on Tuesday the indefinite closure of all...
TIB condemns use of force on quota protestors
Transparency International Bangladesh has strongly condemned and expressed outrage over the attacks on students protesting for quota reform in government jobs, perpetrated by members of the ruling party鈥檚 student wing and external attackers...
BGB deployed to maintain law, order in Dhaka, elsewhere
The Border Guard Bangladesh personnel have been deployed amid the quota reform movement across the country in Dhaka, Chattogram, Bogura and Rajshahi....
Six killed as clashes erupt all over
At least six people were killed and scores were injured on Tuesday as students鈥� protests against the job quota across Bangladesh turned deadly amid attacks by...
BCL, JL attack protesters at Science Laboratory crossing
The ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League and its youth wing Bangladesh Juba League attacked quota protesters at the Science Laboratory crossing in Bangladesh capital on Dhaka Tuesday....
One quota protester killed, 16 injured in Rangpur clash
A student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was killed and sixteen others were injured during a clash between the police and quota protesters in front of the university on Tuesday.
Tarique Rahman conspiring with quota protesters: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday alleged that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now in London, is conspiring with the quota reform protesters....
Bangladesh disappointed at US claims of protesters deaths on Monday
The Government of Bangladesh has expressed disappointment at the United States Department of State鈥檚 鈥榰nsubstantiated claims of...
BCL activists gather at Raju Memorial, many carrying sticks
The leaders and activists of ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League, gathered at the Raju Memorial Sculpture area on Dhaka University Campus Tuesday afternoon....
Students block Science Laboratory crossing demanding quota reform
Students expressed solidarity with quota protesters blocking the Science Laboratory crossing in Bangladesh capital Dhaka at 12:00 noon on Monday....
Dhaka traffic halted, highways across Bangladesh blocked as students rage
Traffic movement in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh became standstill since Tuesday morning as students demanding quota reform blocked different important points in the capital and highways in different parts of the country....
Quota protesters block Khulna-Jashore Highway
Students from different government and private universities and colleges in Khulna blocked the Khulna-Jashore Highway Tuesday morning, protesting at Chhatra League鈥檚 attack on students demanding quota reform....
Ten Minute School investment proposal cancelled after quota remarks
Startup Bangladesh Limited has cancelled an investment proposal for the leading online educational institution Ten Minute School, days after its founder made...
Private univ students block roads in Dhaka seeking quota reform
Students of several private universities including the North South University and the BRAC University on Tuesday blocked the roads in Badda, Merul Badda and Bashundhar areas of Bangladesh capital Dhaka demanding quota reform....
JCD declares programme protesting at BCL attacks on quota protestors
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Tuesday announced a two-day programme to protest against Monday鈥檚 attack on quota protesters by Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League...
Quota protesters attacked out of fear of losing power: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday strongly condemned and protested at the attack on the anti-quota agitators.
Attacks on聽quota protesters condemned
Several political parties on Monday condemned attacks on quota protesters allegedly by the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League at...
Remarks of prime minister that are unbecoming, unacceptable
THE prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 remarks of July 14 at the press conference on the outcome of her visits to India and China about the ongoing movement for quota reforms in the recruitment of public servants and the movement of teachers of 35 public universities demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme Pratyay...
JU quota protesters besiege VC residence over BCL attack
Quota protesters laid siege to the residence of the Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Monday night protesting at attack on their procession on the campus earlier on the day....
