student protest 2024

422 BNP men were martyred during mass protests: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said a total of 422 BNP men were killed across the country during the mass uprising between July and August

Man arrested for ‘shooting at students’ on August 5

Jahirul Islam Rubel, a member of Jubo League's Rajshahi city unit, was arrested around 12:45am

#Perspective / Bangladesh at crossroads: A call for change, balance, and freedom

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in history. The wounds of the past remain open, and now, as a revolution begins, there is a sense of both hope and urgency.

Letters sent to hospitals, graveyards to know number of dead: ICT chief prosecutor

DCs, civil surgeons and VCs also asked for information regarding violence during student-led protests

A battleground of change: Role of DU in social movements

The pulsating energy of Dhaka University campus works as a catalyst to inspire students and shape their conscience.

Govt healthcare facilities: Protests, departures cripple services

Protests after the fall of the Awami League government have forced heads and top officials of many government healthcare facilities and institutes to resign or remain absent, leaving the entire sector in disarray, and ultimately causing patient suffering.

How Hasina’s playbook was undone

In her final days, Sheikh Hasina desperately clung to power as if she had full legitimacy, unmindful of a big crack in her armour. Her edifice crumbled a month ago on August 5.

Opinion / The month that was

Tanim Ahmed delves into the key events that defined August in Bangladesh.

541 killed in countrywide violence in August

Political revenge, attacks on police stations, and assault on minority communities were seen in August, and all these point to a society split across the fault lines, said Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) in a report released yesterday.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Vehicles vandalised, torched at BSMMU

A number of vehicles at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) were torched this morning by unidentified people

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Thousands of protesters demonstrate at Shahbagh for one-point demand

Thousands of protesters have gathered at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital this morning and blocked it to press home their one-point demand -- resignation of the government

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

93 killed on day of carnage; AL defers Monday's programmes

At least 93 people, including 14 cops, were killed across the country in the clashes surrounding the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots

When Tahir Zaman Priyo was gunned down around 5:00pm on July 19 just behind Labaid Hospital in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, his friend Faria Ulfath Syed heard just a single gunshot.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Noncooperation: Protesters roll out 15 points

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement yesterday issued a 15-point instruction for people so the non-cooperation movement it has announced is successful.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Gono Bhaban doors open to agitating students: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end violence centring the quota reform protest.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

2 killed as clashes erupt in several dists

At least two people were killed and 55 others, including students, injured in clashes involving the anti-discrimination protesters, law enforcers and ruling party activists in at least seven districts yesterday.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

One demand now

Rejecting the premier’s call for dialogue, the organisers of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement yesterday made a one-point demand, resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Solidarity amid strife

The recent protests surrounding the quota reform movement have garnered widespread solidarity from various sectors of society.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

AL to take positions across the country from tomorrow

The ruling Awami League will take position at every ward in the capital, every districts and upazila headquarters from tomorrow