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Andaleeve Partho remanded again

News —30 July, 2024 20:23

  A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), on a three-day remand in a case…

Andaleeve Partho remanded again

‘We’re ashamed of the violence and deaths’: HC

The High Court has expressed deep shame over the deaths that…

‘We’re ashamed of the violence and deaths’: HC
UN condemns deployment of insignia-marked vehicles in Dhaka crackdown

United Nations has remined Bangladesh authorities that the use…

UN condemns deployment of insignia-marked vehicles in Dhaka crackdown

Young leaders emerge in Bangladesh student uprising

Young leaders emerge in Bangladesh student uprising

Bangladesh is reeling from a wave of unrest over quotas for government jobs, with the number of casualties still being tallied, reports Deutsche Welle. The government puts the official…

'National Inquiry Commission' to investigate massacre

'National Inquiry Commission' to investigate massacre

In response to severe allegations of constitutional, legal, and human rights violations related to the quota reform protests, a 'National Inquiry Commission' has been established.…

TIB voices concern over ‘fake narratives and falsehood’ of authorities

TIB voices concern over ‘fake narratives and falsehood’ of authorities

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the authorities to stop ‘fake narrative and falsehood’ by suppressing protesters in custody to read out statement…

HC scolds DB for circulating images of quota reform coordinators dining

HC scolds DB for circulating images of quota reform coordinators dining

The High Court on Monday criticized the dissemination of images showing six coordinators of the quota reform movement being fed at the headquarters of the Detective Branch (DB) of…

DU calls for not harassing its innocent students

DU calls for not harassing its innocent students

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities urged all concerned including the law enforcement agencies to ensure that no harassment takes place on any of their innocent student, said a DU…

Nationwide student protests resume despite heavy police presence

Nationwide student protests resume despite heavy police presence

Students across the country have resumed their protests as part of a pre-scheduled event, defying a heavy presence of law enforcement agencies. On Monday noon at Dhaka’s Purana…

Writ petition seeks order not to shoot protesters

Writ petition seeks order not to shoot protesters

A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Monday seeking its directive to the law enforcement agencies not to shoot protesters from today and release of seven quota coordinators…

Bangladesh protest leaders threaten to resume agitation

Bangladesh protest leaders threaten to resume agitation

After Bangladeshi police detained three leaders of the movement against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the protesters have threatened to resume their agitation. Earlier this month,…

Mother of detained quota protester rejects authorities' safety claims

Mother of detained quota protester rejects authorities' safety claims

Momtaz Begum, the mother of Nahid Islam, one of the five coordinators of the quota reform movement detained by the Detective Branch over the weekend, has dismissed the official narrative…

Benazir's family accounts show 'abnormal, suspicious' transactions

Benazir's family accounts show 'abnormal, suspicious' transactions

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found abnormal and suspicious transactions in various bank accounts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family…




Bangladesh Army denies shooting at protesters

Bangladesh Army denies shooting at protesters

The Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) has condemned what it describes as false and misleading propaganda being spread by certain vested groups through various foreign…

Eight including BNP’s Rizvi remanded for five days

Eight including BNP’s Rizvi remanded for five days

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed eight people including BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Miah Golam Parwar, and former vice-president…

Home minister downplays death toll in anti-quota protests

Home minister downplays death toll in anti-quota protests

One hundred and forty-seven people have died in the violence during the quota reform protests, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said. “147 deaths have so far been reported,…

Student leaders ‘not arrested,’ will be released once police deem them out of danger: Home Minister

Student leaders ‘not arrested,’ will be released once police deem them out of danger: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has clarified that the five coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement "have not been arrested," and they will be released once the police…