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
'Why isn’t father calling me'
On July 19, journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo was fatally shot in the head as law enforcers opened fire to disperse quota reform protesters in the Science Lab area of the capital. .Priyo's friends, present at the protest, saw him fall as the shots rang out. .Despite trying to reach him se
State is yet to answer for so many deaths
Why the silence around security forces’ role in quota protests?
Normal office hours to resume tomorrow
All public and private offices will run their operations as per their normal schedule -- 9:00am to 5:00pm -- from tomorrow.
S&P downgrades Bangladesh rating amid deadly protests
S&P Global has downgraded Bangladesh’s rating amid persistent pressure on the country’s external accounts and deadly protests.
'Release protest organisers within 24 hours'
Eminent citizens issue ultimatum to authorities, say they will announce tougher programmes if ultimatum not met
Police bar guardians from staging sit-in at DMC
Police barred a group of people from holding a silent sit-in protest under the banner "Santaner Pashe Obhibhabok (Guardians Beside Children)" in front of the Dhaka Medical College this morning
Nationwide mourning today
The government has declared today a nationwide mourning in remembrance of those killed in the recent violence centring the movement for reform in government job quotas.
6-year-old shot while in her father’s arms passes away
The entire neighbourhood of Nayamati in Narayanganj had been praying for the recovery of Riya Gope for the last five days
‘I’ll never again tell anyone to send their kids to school’
Says father while his bullet-hit son is being treated in cop custody at Holy Family Hospital
Protesters take to streets again
Quota reform protesters yesterday staged demonstrations across the country, including in Dhaka and Chattogram cities, but law enforcers dispersed them at many places and detained at least 80.