Shahbagh
#Satire / Bangladesh needs a protest to protest the protests
If you have been keeping up with the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bangladesh’s national pastime is becoming "who can protest the loudest." With protests popping up on every street corner like pop-up shops, it’s time to address the real issue.
10 years of Shahbagh Movement / Revisiting Shahbagh’s spirit
What could the youth of Bangladesh have done, on February 5 a decade ago, if not gather at Shahbagh, if not chant slogans against war criminals, if not exhibit outrage?
‘Mugger shot while attacking police in Shahbagh’
An alleged mugger sustains bullet injuries in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area as police fired gunshot after the lawmen “came under attack”.
Dhaka traffic suffers in hartal
Students’ blockade protesting the murder of Tonu at Shahbagh intersection, one of the major intersections in Dhaka, created acute traffic congestion in the capital.
Cop apologises for discourteous behaviour with DU female student
A policeman apologises for his discourteous behaviour with a female student of Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebration at Shahbagh in Dhaka.
Tonu killing: Strike called at all educational institutions Apr 3
Students demonstrating at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka call daylong strike at all educational institutions on April 3 demanding punishment to Tonu killers.
34th BCS non-cadre candidates stage demo in Dhaka, 5 held
Candidates, who passed the 34th BCS test for non-cadre posts, stage a demonstration at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding filling up the 672 vacant posts.
Pahela Baishakh molestation: Lone arrestee sent to jail
A Dhaka court sends Kamal Hossain, an arrestee of Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate in connection with the sensational case.
Total chaos at Shahbagh intersection
The reckless driving of buses at Shahbagh and Matsya Bhaban intersections continued yesterday even after horrific deaths of two schoolgirls in the areas on Saturday.
8 muggers held from Dhaka University
Detectives detain eight muggers including four impersonators of plainclothes in separate drives through Dhaka University ahead of Eid.
Analysis: Why automated traffic signal failed
A new traffic signal in Dhaka proves to be a disaster as the capital experiences a total breakdown of traffic control this week.
Case over sexual assault on women at DU
Police have sued unknown miscreants over allegations of sexual assault against women in Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
Women assault at DU: Cops ask for CCTV footage
Shahbagh police seeks CCTV footage from police headquarters to identify the youths who assaulted 20 women at Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebration yesterday.
Ex-ETV reporter Kanak Sarwar held
Detectives detain former Ekushey Television (ETV) reporter Kanak Sarwar in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on charge of sedition.
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote calls strike at DU Mar 2
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, a combine of leftist student organisations, has called a strike at Dhaka University campus on March 2 to realise its three-point demand including immediate arrest and punishment for the killers of secular writer Avijit Roy.