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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...

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.

Death toll rises to 214 as one more dies

One more critically injured person died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, taking the death toll from the recent violence during student protests to at least 214 till Wednesday...

EU suspends negotiation talks with Bangladesh after deadly protests

The European Union on Wednesday said that it postponed negotiation talks with Bangladesh on a new cooperation agreement amid  widespread criticism at home and abroad over killings of more than 200 people during student protests for government job quota reform...

HC hearing postponed

A two-judge High Court bench on Wednesday could not hold the scheduled hearing of a writ petition that sought the release of six coordinators of the quota reform movement from the custody of the detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police...

People in fear as arrest drives on

Police continued the countrywide arrest drives as at least 150 more people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with cases filed on charges of violence during the student protests against the quota system in the civil service...

Govt must honour and heed demands for justice

THE government is still showing an unwillingness to bring those responsible for the death of more than 200 students and people, including at least 16 children, mostly in indiscriminate police firing during the student protests to justice. The government is still continuing with the wholesale arrest of students and people in cases of ‘vandalism and violence’...

Intimidation of injured victims at hospitals inhumane

AMIDST the global and national call for an immediate end to the ongoing violence against student protests seeking reforms public service quota that left more than 200 dead and...

Govt primary schools in Bangladesh, except in cities, reopen Sunday

Academic activities in all government primary schools across Bangladesh except city corporation areas are going to resume on Sunday after about half a month of closure following student protests for quota reform in government jobs...

72 citizens condemn wholesale arrests, torture in remand

Seventy two eminent citizens in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemned the wholesale arrests of students via block raids and the reported torture under the guise of remand following the countrywide student protests...

Panic at hospitals as injured forced to share fingerprints

Security forces in plainclothes are taking fingerprints and photos of individuals admitted to various city hospitals with injuries from violence during the recent countrywide student protests seeking...

16 children killed, scores injured during deadly protests in Bangladesh

At least 16 children, including nine students and a preschooler, were killed and scores of others were injured in violent clashes during recent student protests for quota reform in...

Protesting students announce fresh programme across Bangladesh

The protesting students, who began their movement against discrimination in government job recruitment and the quota system reform, on Tuesday announced a fresh programme, the March for Justice, in all courts, campuses, and roads across the country on Wednesday.

Nat’l mass inquiry commission a welcome development

IN A historically and politically significant move, a national mass inquiry commission to investigate the recent violent crackdown on student protests that sought reforms in public service job quota was announced on July 29 at a protest that lawyers organised in Dhaka. The commission is meant to establish the political and legal liability for...

Train services to resume on short distances from Thursday

The Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to resume train services only on short distances from August 1, about two weeks after it had stopped the services.

Protesting guardians face police obstruction at DMC

The police obstructed protesting guardians of students in front of Dhaka Medical College while they were going to Shagbagh on Tuesday morning to organise a rally protesting against casualties in the unrest centring quota reforms movement.

Mourning day being observed today

Mourning day is being observed across Bangladesh on Tuesday for those who died during unrest centring around student protests for quota reform in the past week.

US for peaceful resolution of Bangladesh situation

Reiterating their unwavering support for the freedom of peaceful assembly, the United States has called for a peaceful resolution to the current situation in Bangladesh.

Teachers demand release of students, campus reopening

Teachers from various public and private universities, including Dhaka University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Jahangirnagar University, and Rajshahi University, on Monday held rallies and processions expressing solidarity with the student protests...

Bangladesh protests death toll rises to 213 as one more dies

One more critically injured person died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, taking the death toll from the recent violence during countrywide student protests to at least 213...

Arrests, clashes mark fresh student protests in many areas of Bangladesh

Students protesting under the banner of the Students Movement Against Discrimination returned to the streets on Monday, holding fresh demonstrations across the country to protest...

Deaths on roads go unabated

Six years have passed since student protests for road safety gripped the nation in 2018 that led the government to make many promises and take several initiatives, but fatal...

Repression and propaganda

THE wholesale arrest of dozens of students and hundreds of leaders, activists and supporters of opposition parties in cases filed in connection with violence and vandalism during the student protests for reforms in government job quota is another misstep of the government, the like of which forced a peaceful protest into a violent one...

Reckless lies and deceit are no answers

THE only responsible government response to the violent policing of student protests seeking public job quota reform was to take responsibility for the death and injuries. But the government continues to spread reckless lies and deceive the public. The first information report that the Rangpur police filed about the death of a Begum Rokeya University...

Mobile internet restored, social media platforms still inaccessible in Bangladesh

The government restored mobile internet services at about 3:00pm on Sunday after almost 10 days, but users found difficulties in using the internet services...

14 foreign missions in Dhaka seek sustainable solution to current unrest

Though a number of countries expressed their concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh, 14 foreign missions stationed in Dhaka have jointly written to foreign minister Hasan Mahmud seeking a sustainable solution to the issue to ensure a lasting peace in the country...

SC guidelines largely ignored in wholesale arrests, remand

Law enforcement agencies are largely ignoring the Supreme Court guidelines while making blanket arrests of citizens on suspicion of their involvement in violence during the recent student protests...