Movement for safe roads in Bangladesh
Victims of arbitrary arrests, say students
Thirteen more university students, who were arrested post the student movement demanding safe roads earlier this month, are released from jail. They say, they have been made victims of arbitrary arrests.
Journalist attackers will be punished: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says culprits who attacked journalists will be brought to justice. The minister further said that the medical expenses of all injured journalists in Dhaka have been covered.
'Tortured in custody'
Noted photographer Shahidul Alam seemed to be walking with difficulty as policemen held his arms and helped him go in and out of a Dhaka court yesterday. He told his lawyers and family members at the court that he had been tortured in custody.
Cops lob tear shells, charge batons to disperse students in Shahbagh
Police lob tear shells, use water cannons and charge batons to disperse a procession brought out by students at Dhaka University campus demanding safe roads and protesting the ongoing attacks on students.
Cops, BCL men disperse protesting students in Ctg
Law enforcers along with the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) disperse protesting students when they tried to gather in front of Chittagong Press Club for forming a human chain.
DU, RU students protest attacks on students
Students of both Dhaka University (DU) and Rajshahi University (RU) stages demonstration on their respective campuses condemning the recent attack on students during the safe road demonstration in Dhaka.
Heavy patrols at Bashundhara R/A, cops charging civilians
Law enforcers are seen patrolling Bashundhara Residential Area since this morning inflicting panic among dwellers and passers-by, after intense student protests there yesterday.
30 cases filed for expired license, invalid papers at Science Lab
Traffic police file at least 30 cases against vehicles at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka for carrying expired licenses or having invalid papers.
Pounced again
At least nine people including five photojournalists are injured allegedly in BCL attacks in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi and Science Lab areas during student protests demanding safe roads. It was apparently a synchronised attack by police and alleged BCL men on the students, mostly from universities, who took to the streets yesterday protesting the assaults on school children in the capital's Jhigatola area on Saturday.
Transport workers stage demo on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Transport workers in Chittagong block the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for two hours and attack drivers plying vehicles following the recent suspension on plying of public transports called by the bus owners and workers in different districts.
Protesting university students attacked on Green Road
A group of miscreants attack students of University of Asia Pacific who took position on the road opposite to Green Super Market expressing solidarity with school students demanding safer roads since July 29.
4 Daily Star journalists assaulted
Police and alleged BCL men beat up three journalists of The Daily Star and molested another in the capital's Jhigatola yesterday afternoon.
Ball is now in govt's court
Road-wise, Bangladesh remained a student republic for the last seven days. It's about time it went back to what it is: a people's republic.
Evil political forces infiltrating student protest
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday alleged that evil political forces are infiltrating the students' peaceful movement.
Students continue demo outside Dhaka
Students across the country have been continuing their demonstration demanding safe roads.
Students halt PBI chief’s car, driver sued for expired licence
The protesting students halt the vehicle of the Chief of Bangladesh Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka and find licence of his driver expired.
Police to go tough if road safety demo turns unruly
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia last night claimed a vested quarter infiltrated into students' road safety movement and police will take legal actions if the infiltrators create anarchy.