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
Closure of schools, universities: Academic calendars in total disarray
The month-long disruption to university education and two-week long closure of schools have led to the cancellation of public and school exams, upsetting academic calendars and hampering the education of crores of students.
‘Killings during quota protests state-sponsored’
All the killings that took place during the quota reform protests were state-sponsored and carried out by the forces of the state and its associates, said Prof Salimullah Khan of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh yesterday.
USD turns 5% costlier in 2 weeks
The price of each US dollar has gone up by around 5 percent in the kerb market over the past two weeks amidst volatility in the foreign exchange market triggered by the recent violence stemming from the quota reform movement.
Bullet leaves newborn without a mother
20-year-old Sumaiya dies after being shot; family believes it came from a helicopter
Rebooting the economy
The crackdown on the nonviolent uprise of the students and the subsequent one thing leading to another chain of events locked down the economy, only figuratively reminiscent of the pandemic in 2020
'March for Justice': Chase, counter chase between police, protesters in Khulna
At least 19 detained, students say
'March for Justice': 10 protesters held in Dinajpur
Police detained nine students and a guardian during the "March for Justice" programme announced by the anti-discrimination student movement in Dinajpur this morning
Bangladesh unblocks Facebook, WhatsApp, other social media platforms
Social media users started to get uninterrupted access to social media platforms shortly after 2:00pm
'March for Justice': Students, DU teachers stage sit-in in front of Curzon Hall
The sit-in started in front of the hall around 1:00pm after police stopped them from going to the courts, as originally intended
Facebook, YouTube, TikTok to be accessible from this evening: Palak
He said this after an online meeting with social media platforms at the BTRC office