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UAE: Unjust convictions follow Bangladesh protests

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Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained, convicted, and sentenced to long prison terms 57 Bangladeshi protesters following a rapid trial…

UAE: Unjust convictions follow Bangladesh protests

Firearms recovered from Chhatra League's room at SUST

Members of the Students Against Discrimination movement of Shahjalal…

Firearms recovered from Chhatra League's room at SUST
Police beat up JU journalist

A journalist based at Jahangirnagar University was allegedly…

Police beat up JU journalist

BCL activists’ rooms at RU hall vandalised, 1 hall declared “politics free”

BCL activists’ rooms at RU hall vandalised, 1 hall declared “politics free”

Quota protesters at Rajshahi University have once again demonstrated in protest of the attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League and police on students across the country yesterday.  At…

BCL attack on quota protesters leaves 20 injured in Feni

BCL attack on quota protesters leaves 20 injured in Feni

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists attacked a protest march by general students, resulting in injuries to at least 20 people, including a police officer, in the Shaheed Minar…

Hasina drives Bangladesh toward authoritarianism: The Diplomat

Hasina drives Bangladesh toward authoritarianism: The Diplomat

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stirred the country toward authoritarianism where critics, dissenters, and opposition activists came under severe repression, including…

Chinese Ambassador dismisses claims about duration of Hasina-Xi meeting as “nonsense”

Chinese Ambassador dismisses claims about duration of Hasina-Xi meeting as “nonsense”

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday binned claims of a "brief" meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the former's recent…

Govt won’t do anything on quota bypassing apex court: Anisul

Govt won’t do anything on quota bypassing apex court: Anisul

Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said the government will not do anything on the quota issue bypassing the apex court. “When a matter reaches the…

TIB condemns 'cowardly use' of force on students

TIB condemns 'cowardly use' of force on students

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned and expressed outrage over the attacks on students protesting for quota reform in government jobs, perpetrated by…

Quota protest: Rail communication between Dhaka, rest of the country snapped

Quota protest: Rail communication between Dhaka, rest of the country snapped

Dhaka's rail communications with other parts of the country have been suspended as quota protesters put up barricade on the level crossing in Dhaka's Mohakhali.  According to…

Indian tribal men kill two Bangladeshis

Indian tribal men kill two Bangladeshis

Two Bangladeshis were killed by members of the Khasi community in India near border pillar number 1253 in Companiganj on Sunday evening. More than 24 hours later though, their bodies…

Police to resist protest 'strictly'

Police to resist protest 'strictly'

Amid the students’ ongoing agitation demanding quota reform, DMP Commissioner Mohammad Habibur Rahman on Monday warned that any attempt to deteriorate the law and order will…

HC releases full verdict on quota reinstatement

HC releases full verdict on quota reinstatement

The High Court has released the full verdict that declared the 2018 government circular related to the cancellation of existing quotas, including for freedom fighters, in direct recruitment…

Parliamentary body for postponing Livestock recruitment

Parliamentary body for postponing Livestock recruitment

The parliamentary body on Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on Sunday recommended postponing the ongoing recruitment process under the Livestock Department as the decision on the quota…

Intruders enter into quota reform movement: DB

Intruders enter into quota reform movement: DB

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner and Detective Branch (DB) chief Harun Or Rashid today said intruders have been entered into the quota movement to divert it…

Hasina remains ‘upset' on China: Economic Times

Hasina remains ‘upset' on China: Economic Times

In an unusual move, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cut short her trip to Beijing this week and returned to Dhaka, indicating that the desired objective was not achieved from…

Police won’t tolerate violation of law: DMP

Police won’t tolerate violation of law: DMP

Mentioning that everyone should obey by the court order, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman today said police will not tolerate any violation of law. “Everyone…