quota protest violence

Two killed in fresh violence

After nearly two weeks of eerie calm, violence erupted again yesterday as police aided by ruling party members clashed with protesters in the capital and several other districts, leaving at least two dead and almost 150 injured.

Government bans Jamaat, Shibir

The government today banned Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and all its front organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009

Jamaat-e-Islami to be banned by tomorrow: law minister

The law minister said discussions will be held today with the home minister to finalise the process for implementing the ban

Govt set to ban Jamaat-Shibir

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday unanimously recommended that the government ban Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities.

Violence over quota reform: Eminent citizens form inquiry commission

Eminent citizens of the country have formed a commission to investigate allegations of gross violations of laws and human rights in the recent violence, including the loss of lives and mass arrests, over the quota reform protests

Quota protests: One more hurt in previous clashes dies at DMCH

One more person, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota protests, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night

Protest coordinators: Detention by DB unconstitutional

The Detective Branch’s picking up of key coordinators of the quota reform protest “for the sake of security” is unconstitutional, said two legal experts and an academician.

'Please spare him, my grandson is not involved with politics'

Jhunu Begum says at Narayanganj court premises

The cost of crisis: Who will bear it?

Violence comes with a hefty price tag for the economy. Beyond the immediate death toll mostly in police shootings, the convulsion of violence that gripped Bangladesh in the middle of this month has left a debilitating impact on the economy.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

Two killed in fresh violence

After nearly two weeks of eerie calm, violence erupted again yesterday as police aided by ruling party members clashed with protesters in the capital and several other districts, leaving at least two dead and almost 150 injured.

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Government bans Jamaat, Shibir

The government today banned Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and all its front organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

Jamaat-e-Islami to be banned by tomorrow: law minister

The law minister said discussions will be held today with the home minister to finalise the process for implementing the ban

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

Govt set to ban Jamaat-Shibir

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday unanimously recommended that the government ban Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

Violence over quota reform: Eminent citizens form inquiry commission

Eminent citizens of the country have formed a commission to investigate allegations of gross violations of laws and human rights in the recent violence, including the loss of lives and mass arrests, over the quota reform protests

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

Quota protests: One more hurt in previous clashes dies at DMCH

One more person, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota protests, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

Protest coordinators: Detention by DB unconstitutional

The Detective Branch’s picking up of key coordinators of the quota reform protest “for the sake of security” is unconstitutional, said two legal experts and an academician.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

'Please spare him, my grandson is not involved with politics'

Jhunu Begum says at Narayanganj court premises

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

Cases after violence: Over 2 lakh accused in Dhaka city

Over 2.13 lakh people, most of them unnamed, are accused in around 200 cases filed with police stations in the capital over the recent violence centring the quota reform movement.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

70 pellets in 16-year-old student’s body

It was around 5:30pm on July 18. Khalid Hasan, a first-year student of Ideal College in Dhanmondi, was heading back to his Amligola home in Lalbagh after offering Asr prayers at the Azimpur Government Staff Quarter mosque.