quota protest
A family wracked by tragedies
It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.
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
Vehicles vandalised, torched at BSMMU
A number of vehicles at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) were torched this morning by unidentified people
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
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
Bangladesh’s growth story lacks justice and humanity
The problems are economic, social and political in nature.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Snippets of disregard for life
Video footage captured on July 16 shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed.
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.