As quota reform protesters clashed violently with police and the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) during their "complete shutdown" movement, rapper and barrister Towfique Ahmed announced on Facebook that his law firm would provide assistance to the protesters.
Following violent clashes between student protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at different public universities around the country, celebrities have voiced their support for the quota reform movement. The July 15 incident left approximately 300 people injured, including female students and BCL members. As of July 17 (3:00pm), six fatalities have been reported due to the ongoing unrest.
The ruling party must check BCL influence at public universities
The administrations’ tacit compliance is deeply concerning.
Tortured by 2 female BCL leaders, she declines to appear in person before the Chhatra League probe committee formed to investigate the incident
Rab arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life term imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of Biswajit Das 10 years ago.
Its attack on Abrar memorial event shows nothing has changed since the murder
Chhatra League yesterday expelled 17 leaders and activists of its Eden Mohila College unit for their alleged involvement in anti-disciplinary activities.
One of the primary reasons why some students prefer to study at private universities in Bangladesh is because these institutions have been free from student politics.
At the Dhaka University, Bangladesh Chhatra League first added fuel to the fire and then tried to douse it.
At least eight students are injured in alleged attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men in Sylhet and Rajshahi universities as Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote activists are observing a nationwide strike protesting the January 23 attack by BCL men.
Two leaders of pro-Awami League Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League have been killed as assailants in separate attacks hacked them in Savar and Feni respectively on Thursday.
At least 24 students of Dhaka University are injured as Bangladesh Chhatra League men swooped on them during their demonstration on the campus this afternoon.
Dhaka University students have rejected the proctor’s assurance of forming a probe committee to investigate Monday’s “Chhatra League attack” on them.
Bangladesh Chhatra League's central committee expelled four leaders of the Institute of Health Technology (IHT) in Rajshahi for their involvement in assaulting five female students on Wednesday.
Just when we thought we've seen enough of Bangladesh Chhatra League, an organisation that has been the subject of one shocking headline after another over the last eight years, the student wing of the ruling Awami League has found a way to send us into collective shock again.
We are surprised to learn that Bangladesh Chhatra League is planning to form committees at the secondary school level. BCL leaders, after a meeting on Tuesday, said the objective behind the move is to spread the ideology of the party among the schoolchildren.
Apparently not content with being confined to public universities and colleges, Bangladesh Chhatra League now moves to form committees at schools.
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men chase Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists on Dhaka University campus, leaving a JCD man injured.
