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
Quota protesters crossing the line: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said students continuing their anti-quota protests are crossing the line..He made the remark during a press conference at the secretariat, held in observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
10 CoU students including 2 campus journos hurt in 'clash with police'
Ten students, including two campus correspondents of Comilla University, were injured as police charged batons on the students protesting the quota system in government jobs in front of the campus this afternoon, witnesses said
Quota issue will be resolved by first week of August, Quader hopes
Quota issue will be resolved through the final hearing in the country's Apex Court in the first week of August, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today
Quota protesters to continue Bangla Blockade from 3:30pm tomorrow
Students and job seekers who are protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs today declared they would continue their “Bangla Blockade” movement tomorrow
Quota protest: Students announce daylong blockade tomorrow
After a break for a day, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs today once again declared a large-scale blockade tomorrow
Quota protest: No blockade tomorrow
Students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs decided not to hold any blockade programmes tomorrow
JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway
Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the campus today protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
Comilla University students block Dhaka-Ctg highway
Students of Comilla University, under the banner of “Bangla Blockade”, blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the afternoon today, protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
Bangla Blockade: Students again block Shahbagh, Science Lab, other key Dhaka intersections
Students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs blocked some key intersections of the capital, including Shahbagh and Farmgate, this afternoon as part of their “Bangla Blockade” programme
Anti-quota protests swell across univs
Anti-quota protests intensified across the country yesterday as students of more universities joined in, and the demonstrators announced fresh programmes to press for scrapping of the quota system in government jobs.