Two suspended police personnel were arrested in connection with the killing of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, on July 16 during a student movement in Rangpur.
A 16-year-old is in Rangpur jail for 12 days after his arrest in the case filed over Abu Sayed’s killing.
Video footage shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed, who posed no physical threat to the law enforcers, during the quota reform protest near the campus on July 16. He died soon afterwards.
A student was killed and at least 200 injured today in Savar during a clash between quota protesters on one side and police and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies on the other
Over 50 injured were rushed to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, and eight among them were declared dead
Protesting students set the Bangladesh Television Centre at Rampura on fire this afternoon
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government is ready to hold talks with the quota reformists
A man was killed and over 100 others, mostly students, were injured during clashes between police and private university students in Badda and Rampura area
Parts of Dhaka wore an almost deserted look today with city streets remaining empty, as fear gripped people following students’ enforcement of a "complete shutdown" across the country
Students of Comilla University, under the banner of “Bangla Blockade”, blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the afternoon today, protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
Students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs blocked some key intersections of the capital, including Shahbagh and Farmgate, this afternoon as part of their “Bangla Blockade” programme
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said programmes like the anti-quota movement that cause public suffering should be avoided
North zone's rail link suspended
Public service recruitment should be based primarily on merit
Science Lab, Agargaon intersections also blocked; students in Barishal, Savar wage similar movement
Students of Dhaka College and nearby institutions blocked the road in Dhaka’s Science Lab area this afternoon in protest of the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the issue of quota in government jobs should be settled in the apex court
Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the university campus for around two hours to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
Students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs are set to block key intersections in the capital and highways next to campuses across the country this afternoon.
