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
The government should take responsibility for its mistakes
The government wasted time while the violence continued.
Economy with deep scars limps along
Business and industrial activities resumed yesterday amid a semblance of normalcy after a spasm of violence, internet outage and a curfew that left deep wounds in almost all corners of the economy.
Bus, train services may take days to normalise
Even though the inter-district bus service resumed yesterday, it may take a few more days for passenger transport services to become completely normal in the capital and other parts of the country.
Lifting curfew depends on this Friday
The government may decide to reopen the educational institutions and lift the curfew in most places after Friday as the last weekend saw large-scale violence over the quota-reform protest.
Garment sector reeling from shutdown
DBL Group, a leading garment exporter, usually ships apparel worth around $50 million each month.
Three missing quota protest coordinators found
Three quota protest coordinators -- Dhaka University’s Asif Mahmud, Abu Baker Mazumder and Rifat Rashid -- have been found after five days.
Scenes of despair at CMM court
Bristy Begum went to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in the old part of the city from Manik Nagar in Jatrabari to catch a glimpse of her husband Fazlur Rahman.
Quota protest: Fresh programmes likely tomorrow
The quota reform protesters are likely to announce fresh programmes tomorrow as the 48-hour ultimatum to fulfil their four-point demand ends tomorrow.
Recent violence: Four more hurt in earlier clashes die
Four more people, including a six-year-old child, who sustained injuries during clashes centring the quota reform movement earlier, died in different hospitals today
Long-distance bus services resume from Sayedabad, thin presence of passengers
Bus services from Dhaka’s Sayedabad Bus Terminal to other parts of the country resumed with a thin presence of passengers this morning