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Protesters announce single-point programme

06:22 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has declared a single-point programme demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and all members of the cabinet.

Argentine midfielder Enzo stands by Bangladeshi protesters

05:20 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Argentine midfielder Enzo Jeremías Fernández has voiced his support for the student protesters in Bangladesh.

2 cops suspended over Abu Sayeed’s death

05:14 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Two police members have been suspended over the death of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed...

Primary schools to remain shut

04:24 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The government has decided not to open the primary schools from Sunday (July 4) considering the prevailing situation centring the ongoing student movement...

Fakhrul urges countrymen to join student protests

03:55 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir On Saturday called on the nation to support the ongoing student protests, pledging that the party would provide all necessary assistance to the movement...

No chance for dialogue, protesters reject PM’s call

03:48 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, initially sparked by the quota reform movement, has rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's call for dialogue.

Shaheed Minar turns into a sea of people

03:41 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The central Shaheed Minar area in the capital has transformed into a sea of people as thousands from various walks of life, including students, teachers, and professionals, gathered in protest.

10 Minute School suspends classes indefinitely

02:48 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Bangladesh's largest online education platform, 10 Minute School, has suspended all its online and offline classes indefinitely.

PM orders release of detained general students

02:09 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday ordered the concerned authorities to release the general students, who were detained during the movement for quota reform in government jobs.

Pension scheme proposed for univ teachers cancelled

01:39 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled the pension scheme, which was proposed for the employees of the public universities, autonomous and government institutions.

Ganabhaban doors open, want to sit with protesters: PM

01:22 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Saturday that the doors of Ganabhaban are open for dialogue and she is willing to sit down with the quota reform activists.

Students stage demo blocking Dhaka-Rajshahi highway

01:16 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

A group of students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Saturday staged a demonstration blocking the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway to press home their nine-point demand and protesting the killing of students and the attacks on their Friday’s mass procession across the country.

Internet shutdown was wrong, negative info spread abroad: Momen

12:58 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

There was severe negative campaign about Bangladesh abroad centring the quota reform movement, with much misinformation circulating, partly due to the government’s decision to shut down the internet ...

Restaurant worker injured in Badda clash die at DMCH

12:26 PM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

A hotel worker, who suffered bullet injuries during the clashes between quota reform protesters and police in the capital’s Badda on July 19, died in the early hours of Saturday.

India removes BSF Director General, his deputy

11:52 AM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The Ministry of Home Affairs of India removed the Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) Y B Khurania, sending them back to their respective state cadres with immediate effect, a government order issued on Friday said.

AL wants to sit with quota movement coordinators

10:41 AM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina asked her party leaders to sit with the quota reform movement coordinators to normalise the country’s situation. She gave the responsibility to the party’s presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and AFM Bahauddin Nasim.

Anti-quota protesters to stage demo across country today

09:50 AM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

The anti-quota protesters will stage demonstration across the country on Saturday to press home their nine-point demand and protesting the attacks on the students.

Harris formally chosen as Democratic nominee for President

09:09 AM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates. Harris is the first black woman and first South Asian woman to become the White House standard-bearer for a major US political party.

Slain Hamas chief buried in Qatar as escalation fears grow

08:26 AM, 03 Aug 2024 Saturday

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war drags on.

Ill-effort continues to gain interest by playing govt-vs-students game: Quader

06:23 PM, 02 Aug 2024 Friday

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said even after fulfilling the students’ demand for quota reform, a vested quarter is continuing an ill-effort to gain interest by playing the government-versus-students game...