quota protest

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

When will we democratise the political parties of Bangladesh?

The real test lies in the reform strategies that can steer a country toward justice.

We must never let such an environment of fear reign again

Fear cannot ever lead to forgetting.

Opinion / We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

Govt announces three-day public holiday from tomorrow

The government has announced a three-day general holiday on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for ensuring public safety amid the ongoing violent protests across the country

Those engaging in sabotage are not students, but criminals: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said those who are engaging in sabotage in the name of protest are no longer students, but criminals

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

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Thousands of protesters demonstrate at Shahbagh for one-point demand

Thousands of protesters have gathered at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital this morning and blocked it to press home their one-point demand -- resignation of the government

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

93 killed on day of carnage; AL defers Monday's programmes

At least 93 people, including 14 cops, were killed across the country in the clashes surrounding the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Bangladesh’s growth story lacks justice and humanity

The problems are economic, social and political in nature.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

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.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Snippets of disregard for life

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

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Timeline of student protests

Chhatra League and other ruling party activists attack quota protesters at Dhaka University. They also attack wounded demonstrators inside and outside Dhaka Medical College Hospital. More than 300 injured on both sides.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Solidarity amid strife

The recent protests surrounding the quota reform movement have garnered widespread solidarity from various sectors of society.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Noncooperation: Protesters roll out 15 points

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement yesterday issued a 15-point instruction for people so the non-cooperation movement it has announced is successful.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Gono Bhaban doors open to agitating students: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end violence centring the quota reform protest.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

One demand now

Rejecting the premier’s call for dialogue, the organisers of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement yesterday made a one-point demand, resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members.

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