Bangladesh

Bangladesh

RU to suspend teacher Mustak Ahmed over sexual harassment, other allegations

He will also not be allowed to work at any other institution or engage in part-time teaching

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AL leader Gazi Mozammel Hossain arrested in Netrokona

According to police, he is an accused in two cases filed under the explosive substances act

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BR test runs passenger train on new Jamuna railway bridge

The longest dedicated railway bridge of the country will be inaugurated formally on March 18

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BNP launches nationwide rallies for election roadmap

Today, rallies will be held in Lalmonirhat, Khulna, Brahmanbaria, Patuakhali, and Sunamganj

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Disturbing accounts of ‘police abuse’

The night of July 27, 2024, still haunts her. A first-year law student of a private university, she still cannot forget how detectives surrounded her in a small room and groped her. On a table in front of her lay a blank paper for her to confess, according to her accounts to the International Crimes Tribunal and The Daily Star.

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Indian arrested with 18 gold bars

Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian national along with 18 gold bars at the Mujibnagar border in Meherpur yesterday.

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Countrywide gas supply to be disrupted for 72 hours from tomorrow

People across the country will experience low pressure of gas due to suspension of LNG station operation

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Priyanka leads Congress demo against alleged torture on minorities in Bangladesh

MPs staged a protest in parliament demanding justice

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PM assigns 3 AL leaders to sit with protest coordinators

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina last night gave instructions to the Awami League leaders to sit with the coordinators of the ongoing Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and calm the situation

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Mobile access to Facebook restored after nearly six hours

Mobile internet users in Bangladesh were able to regain access to their Facebook and Messenger accounts nearly six hours after an outage today

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Govt must take responsibility for killings during quota protests: artists' group

A group of artists today called on the government to take responsibility for the killings that occurred during the quota reform movement

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Mass procession from Press Club called for Sunday

A platform, comprising teachers, students and people from all walks of life, today announced a mass procession from the National Press Club for Sunday.

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Hundreds of protesters march between Science Lab, Shahbagh

Hundreds of protesters under the banner of the anti-discrimination students' movement marched between Dhaka's Science Lab and Shahbagh this afternoon

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Protesters stage demo, vandalise police box in Chattogram city

A police box was vandalised and set on fire in Chattogram's Wasa intersection as protesters of anti-discrimination student movement brought out a procession in the port city this afternoon

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'Droho Jatra': Thousands march from National Press Club to Shaheed Minar

Procession organised to protest mass arrests, demand justice for deaths centring quota protests

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Hundreds of protesters marching towards Shahbagh

Hundreds of protesters of the anti-discrimination student movement started marching from Baitul Mukarram Mosque towards Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection following Juma prayers this afternoon

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We were forcibly detained, didn’t voluntarily issue movement withdrawal statement

Say 6 key quota movement organisers a day after being released by DB

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Bangladesh unblocks Facebook, WhatsApp, other social media platforms

Social media users started to get uninterrupted access to social media platforms shortly after 2:00pm

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