Most of Dhaka’s five-star hotels are not faring well for a dearth of guests, as political uncertainties and security concerns following the August 5 student movement are putting off most events and travel plans.
The measures taken by the interim government for the treatment of those injured in the July uprising are uncoordinated and they lack proper monitoring, said volunteers working for the injured and families of martyred protesters.
Harmony, reform, remembrance, and justice were the key demands of those who took to the streets and the families of those who laid down their lives during the July uprising.
The event began with a one-minute silence to honour the students and people, who fought against fascism
It was a clear moonlit night. There was a slight breeze. An eerie quiet blanketed the streets.
It was Monday, August 5, at exactly 10:46 in the morning when my phone rang. On the other end was a student from Jahangirnagar University, his voice trembling with fear and urgency.
A child steps onto the street from an alley -- only to be shot dead in an instant. A college student lies lifeless in a pool of blood at a city hospital, his phone vibrating with calls from “Maa”. And a “laasher michhil” (procession of bodies) on the streets of Dhaka.
Disturbing trend points to systemic corruption and extortion
"As an international policing agency, Interpol has been requested to take necessary steps to ensure her arrest"
At least five garment, textile and plastic factories have been set on fire in the Ashulia and Sreepur areas during the violence..Rozina Islam, duty officer at the Central Control Room of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Dhaka, said Sinha Textile, Beximco Synthetics, a warehouse of scr
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
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
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said those who are engaging in sabotage in the name of protest are no longer students, but criminals
A group of senior and mid-ranking retired officers of the armed forces today called upon the government to withdraw the armed forces from the streets and send them back to barracks in these difficult times
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement today declared a long march to Dhaka for Tuesday
Resignation and democratic transition possible in a few steps, says Anu Mohammad
Anjan Dutt, who is highly regarded by the people of Bangladesh, shared the video with the caption, "It actually sounds so beautiful."
At least one person was killed and 20 others injured during a clash between protesters on one side, and police and ruling party men on the other, in Magura this morning
The latest order comes amid a new wave of violence
