Samaritan shot and dead
Md Kamrul Islam came to be shot in the neck at Mirpur 10 on August 4 when he was carrying another person, wounded by a gunshot, during the uprising born out of the student protests that had continued since July 1.
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Student leaders to suggest formation of council with political parties
The Student Movement Against Discrimination and the National Citizens鈥� Committee are going suggest that the interim government should form a council with the representatives of all political parties to resolve...
No student rep yet in reform commissions
Five out of the six commissions set up to bring reforms in different sectors have yet to name their student representatives although 26 days have already passed out of 90 days they have been allotted to...
DU to establish 鈥楯uly Revolution Corner鈥�
Dhaka University vice-chancellor professor Niaz Ahmed Khan announced Tuesday that the DU authorities would establish a 鈥楯uly Revolution Corner鈥� to honour the student-led uprising of July-August 2024...
Needs of students with disabilities
INCLUSIVE education is a transformative approach where all students, regardless of their physical, mental, or social disabilities, are provided equal opportunities to learn within the same educational environment. This system values the diversity of learners by recognising their varying needs, ensuring that every student receives the education they require to...
Bangladesh's edu ministry waives tuition fees for all wounded students in mass uprising
The government decided to waive tuition fees for the students who were wounded in the July-August mass uprising, said an education ministry circular on Tuesday referring to a president鈥檚 order.
Dhaka City College closed for today
Dhaka City College will remain closed today (Tuesday) following the daylong students鈥� protest on Monday demanding resignation of its acting principal and vice-principal.
Hit with bullet, dead in custody
Md Mamun, a security guard, was shot at in the chest on a road near his workplace in Narayanganj at 4:00am on July 22 during the curfew imposed to quell student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reservations...
Man posing as student coordinator arrested for extortion in Uttara
Bangladesh鈥檚 Rapid Action Battalion on Monday arrested an alleged leader of a group, involved in extortion from Beijing Hotel in Uttara, Dhaka while posing as a student coordinator.
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt chief for fast construction of museum depicting uprising
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the authorities concerned to set up a replica of Aynaghar (Mirror House) at Ganabhaban, which is set to turn into a museum to preserve the memories of July-August mass uprising...
Ban on political activities of AL, allies sought
Three key coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination on Sunday filed two writ petitions seeking ban on political activities of the Awami League and its 10 allies...
Women鈥檚 exclusion reflects govt鈥檚 patriarchal bias
WOMEN have played a pivotal role in the student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reformation flared into a mass uprising against the authoritarian Awami League government, but their contribution and voice have been largely ignored in the post-uprising political affairs and public narrative...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ICT asks jail authorities to produce 14 politicians, 6 ex-security officials over crimes against humanity
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday ordered jail authorities to produce 14 political leaders, a retired Supreme Court judge, five former police officers, and a dismissed army officer before it...
Boy who wanted to stand out
Nasib Hasan Riyan, the second of three children of Golam Razzak and Sammi Akter, had a constant drive to stand out, in clothes or in action. He had a dream of becoming a pilot.
867 students still in 10 CMHs
At least 867 students, who were injured during protests led by the Student Movement Against Discrimination in July and August, are still undergoing treatment at 10 combined military hospitals.
JP stages protests against Sarjis鈥檚 visit in Rangpur
The Jatiya Party, ousted Awami League regime鈥檚 close ally, on Saturday staged demonstrations in Rangpur protesting at the visit of Student Movement Against Discrimination central coordinator Sarjis Alam...
Students to sell essential commodities in Khulna today
Members of anti-discrimination students鈥� movement will sell vegetables and essential commodities at fair price in Khulna city from Sunday aimed at breaking syndicate and restoring comfort among the common people...
Women鈥檚 role聽in July-Aug mass uprising in Bangladesh largely ignored
Female protesters of the student-led mass uprising expressed their disappointment as women鈥檚 contribution to the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India has not been...
President removal uncertain as BNP yet to decide
The decision regarding the issue of the president鈥檚 removal appears to have become uncertain as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday took time to discuss the matter in its own forum, while...
Aklima plunges in plight
Aklima Begum has plunged in a plight since her husband Akhter Hossain died after being shot in clashes on July 19 that broke out over student protests.
Ex-minister Zakir, ex-secys Helal, Kamal on remand
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Friday allowed the police to take former primary and mass education affairs state minister Zakir Hossain, home ministry鈥檚 former senior secretary...
44 police personnel killed in Bangladesh during July-August uprising: CA office
The office of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that 44 police personnel were killed in July-August student-led mass uprising.
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM Hasina now living in Lutyens' Delhi
Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now living in a Lutyens' Bungalow in India鈥檚 New Delhi after fleeing the student-led mass uprising in Dhaka on August 5.
Former state minister for primary, mass education Zakir arrested in Dhaka
The police on Wednesday arrested Bangladesh鈥檚 former state minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain from Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
Protests staged for Cox鈥檚 Bazar judge withdrawal
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, the platform that spearheaded the student-led mass uprising, demanded withdrawal of the judge protesting at bail of the Awami League leaders...
Bangladesh protesters call for political consensus on president's removal
Student Movement Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagarik Committee on Wednesday jointly called for national unity for the removal of the president and the cancellation of the constitution, while...
Students confines Mymensingh board officials again
A group of students who failed in this year鈥檚 Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations on Tuesday again confined employees of the Mymensingh education board for...
Bullet-hit child Musa sent to Singapore
Seven-year-old Musa Khan, who was shot in the head inside the garage of his Rampura house on July 19 during student protests demanding quota reform in government jobs, was sent to...
No complete list of injured protesters yet
The interim government has yet to make a complete list of the people killed and injured during the student-led mass uprising in July and August that ousted the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5.
Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination announces new committee
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, the platform that headed student-led uprising, on Tuesday announced a new central committee.