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Amnesty for end ‘punitive mass arrests’

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Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh authorities to end punitive mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and protesters.…

Amnesty for end ‘punitive mass arrests’

How India helped Hasina suppress the 2009 BDR revolt

Maj Kamaldeep Singh Sandhu of the 6th Battalion of the Parachute…

How India helped Hasina suppress the 2009 BDR revolt
Authoritarian Hasina faces her 'biggest crisis' in years: The Economist

The ferocity of the crisis this month in Bangladesh is unprecedented…

Authoritarian Hasina faces her 'biggest crisis' in years: The Economist

Türk decries crackdown by Bangladesh authorities

Türk decries crackdown by Bangladesh authorities

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday called upon Bangladesh authorities to urgently disclose information on protests crackdown amid horrific violence. “Today, I…

Mass protests challenge Bangladesh’s past: TIME

Mass protests challenge Bangladesh’s past: TIME

It took just 18 minutes into TIME’s interview with Sheikh Hasina last September for Bangladesh’s Prime Minister to bring up her murdered father. There would be at least…

Beginning of end of Hasina's rule

Beginning of end of Hasina's rule

What began as student demonstrations for quota reform in government jobs has rapidly escalated into a nationwide uprising in Bangladesh, a widespread call for Prime Minister Sheikh…

UAE: Unjust convictions follow Bangladesh protests

UAE: Unjust convictions follow Bangladesh protests

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

Over 700 arrested in Chattogram

Over 700 arrested in Chattogram

Twenty seven cases have been filed in connection with the anti-quota movement clashes in Chattogram in the past few days.  Around 12,000 unidentified individuals have been charged…

Action to be taken according to merit of cases: Home Minister

Action to be taken according to merit of cases: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said that action will be taken according to merit of the cases, filed in connection with killing of police and Ansar personnel and arson…

Police attack on Chattogram protester, student shot in Natore 

Police attack on Chattogram protester, student shot in Natore 

Clashes erupted in different districts including Chattogram as police obstructed students from blocking roads and highways as part of their complete shutdown, leaving unspecified number…

Firearms recovered from Chhatra League's room at SUST

Firearms recovered from Chhatra League's room at SUST

Members of the Students Against Discrimination movement of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have recovered several firearms, numerous local weapons, and empty…

Police beat up JU journalist

Police beat up JU journalist

A journalist based at Jahangirnagar University was allegedly beaten by police on Wednesday.  The injured reporter, Abdullah Al Mamun, a fourth-year Journalism and Media Studies…

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…