quota protest death

JULY KILLINGS / 'We want justice before we die'

The government has failed to address its top priorities within the first two months of taking office, alleged family members of the martyrs of the July uprising.

A family wracked by tragedies

It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.

Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

HC rejects writ filed challenging legality of firing on protesters

The High Court today rejected a writ that challenged the legality of keeping six coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in DB custody and the use of live rounds at demonstraters

One killed in clash between protesters and police-AL men in Magura

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

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.

Snippets of disregard for life

Video footage captured on July 16 shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed.

October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

'We want justice before we die'

The government has failed to address its top priorities within the first two months of taking office, alleged family members of the martyrs of the July uprising.

October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

A family wracked by tragedies

It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

HC rejects writ filed challenging legality of firing on protesters

The High Court today rejected a writ that challenged the legality of keeping six coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in DB custody and the use of live rounds at demonstraters

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

One killed in clash between protesters and police-AL men in Magura

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

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

Snippets of disregard for life

Video footage captured on July 16 shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

Protesters start gathering at Mirpur 10

Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Mirpur 10 roundabout in Dhaka this afternoon in protest against the recent attacks on protesters