quota protest death

Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

HC rejects writ filed challenging legality of firing on protesters

The High Court today rejected a writ that challenged the legality of keeping six coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in DB custody and the use of live rounds at demonstraters

One killed in clash between protesters and police-AL men in Magura

At least one person was killed and 20 others injured during a clash between protesters on one side, and police and ruling party men on the other, in Magura this morning

Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots

When Tahir Zaman Priyo was gunned down around 5:00pm on July 19 just behind Labaid Hospital in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, his friend Faria Ulfath Syed heard just a single gunshot.

Snippets of disregard for life

Video footage captured on July 16 shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed.

Protesters start gathering at Mirpur 10

Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Mirpur 10 roundabout in Dhaka this afternoon in protest against the recent attacks on protesters

My son hasn’t called me. He never will...

Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Journalist killed in the line of duty

Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

We had to bribe hospital for his body

Says brother of Gani who died after being shot in Dhaka

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

No parent should have to bury a child

Says father of 20-year-old Maruf who died of bullet wounds

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

‘Killings during quota protests state-sponsored’

All the killings that took place during the quota reform protests were state-sponsored and carried out by the forces of the state and its associates, said Prof Salimullah Khan of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh yesterday.

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Bullet leaves newborn without a mother

20-year-old Sumaiya dies after being shot; family believes it came from a helicopter

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

A family left to navigate pain and loss

Nightguard Imran, 26, dies of bullet wounds in Dhaka

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

One bullet, two lives and endless agony

Life had just begun for 19-year-old Jisan Ahmed, a small-time vendor who supplied water to shops in his neighbourhood from his battery-run cycle-van.

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Why isn’t father calling me?

4-year-old daughter of Priyo, who was shot dead on July 19, keeps asking

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

'Why isn’t father calling me'

On July 19, journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo was fatally shot in the head as law enforcers opened fire to disperse quota reform protesters in the Science Lab area of the capital. .Priyo's friends, present at the protest, saw him fall as the shots rang out. .Despite trying to reach him se

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

Will take foreign technical assistance for judicial body probing deaths: PM

"We will take foreign technical assistance for the judicial inquiry committee to make it appropriate and standard," she said