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
Factories, banks reopen as govt relaxes curfew
Garment factories, banks and stock exchanges reopened as the government relaxed a curfew imposed to quell violent protests that left at least 150 people dead since last Tuesday
Broadband internet restored in selected areas
Broadband internet connections were restored on a limited scale yesterday after 5 days of complete countrywide blackout amid the violence over quota protest
4 organisers of quota reform demonstration reject circular
Four key organisers of the quota reform demonstration have said the protests would continue after they rejected yesterday’s government circular announcing the new quota allocation in government jobs.
Stories you missed during the internet outage
On Thursday night, the entire country was plunged into digital darkness as broadband internet across the country became unavailable, less than 24 hours after mobile data was shut off amid worsening violence centring the quota protests across the country..The latest news on the situation is
SC verdict on govt jobs: 93pc on merit, 7pc from quota
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered major reforms to the quota system in jobs at government, semi-government and autonomous bodies, curtailing quotas to only seven percent from the existing 56 percent.
The violence must end
What can possibly justify any response by the law enforcement that has led to this death toll?
Quota protest: 2 killed in clash with police in Ctg
Two people were killed and 50 others injured in clashes between quota reform protesters and police in Bahaddarhat area of Chattogram city this evening
17-yr-old student killed in clash between quota protesters, police and Jubo League
A student of Dhaka Residential Model College was killed during a clash between quota protestors and police along with Jubo league men in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area today
'Complete shutdown' tomorrow, announce quota protesters
The protesting students today announced that they will enforce a “complete shutdown” tomorrow across the country, protesting the law enforcers’ action on them on different campuses
100 hurt as police fire shotgun pellets at quota protesters
Police fired shotgun pellets and teargas shells on the protesting students at Jahangirnagar University to disperse them this afternoon