shot during quota protest

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

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.

My son hasn’t called me. He never will...

Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj

'Police killed my brother. Should we go to them for justice?'

Asks sister of 19-year-old Soikot who was shot in Mohammadpur

Journalist killed in the line of duty

Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari

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

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 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

My son hasn’t called me. He never will...

Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj

August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024

'Police killed my brother. Should we go to them for justice?'

Asks sister of 19-year-old Soikot who was shot in Mohammadpur

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Journalist killed in the line of duty

Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

No parent should have to bury a child

Says father of 20-year-old Maruf who died of bullet wounds