Bangladesh

Dhaka airport to remain shut for six hours from 6pm

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the main gateway of the country by air, will remain shut for six hours from 6:00pm today
5 August 2024, 11:17 AM

Heavy rainfalls likely in Dhaka, 4 other divisions

BMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfalls in parts of Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions
3 August 2024, 11:12 AM

Govt scraps ‘Prottoy Scheme’ for university, state employees

The government has decided to scrap the newly-launched "Prottoy Scheme" for employees of universities, self-governed, autonomous, state-owned, statutory, and similar organisations, according to a press release from the Ministry of Finance
3 August 2024, 10:44 AM

UN rights chief seeks govt steps to prevent further violence

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has urged for immediate steps by the government to prevent further violence and ensure accountability
3 August 2024, 10:37 AM

Thousands converge on Shaheed Minar premises to join protest

Braving rain, thousands of people from different parts of the capital are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar this afternoon to join the rally, protesting the killings during the quota reform protests and release of all the arrested and detained students and people
3 August 2024, 09:59 AM

Who’s responsible for Friday’s police killing: Quader asks Fakhrul

Referring to Friday's two killings, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the cadres of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Shibir demonstrated their evil efforts to create an uneasy situation through unleashing violence, vandalism and arson
3 August 2024, 09:42 AM

DMP didn’t deploy traffic police at many intersections

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) did not deploy traffic police at many intersections in the capital today "considering the prevailing situation"
3 August 2024, 09:32 AM

Rickshaw-pullers line up in support of students at Shaheed Minar

Expressing solidarity with the students' protest, rickshaw-pullers gathered on the road in front of the Central Shaheed Minar today
3 August 2024, 09:09 AM

Protesters start gathering at Mirpur 10

Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Mirpur 10 roundabout in Dhaka this afternoon in protest against the recent attacks on protesters
3 August 2024, 08:22 AM

‘Didn’t issue statement withdrawing movement; its fake’

The coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement today said they did not withdraw the protest programme with a seven-day ultimatum to the government.
3 August 2024, 08:14 AM

Doors of Gono Bhaban open for protesting students: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end violence centring the quota reform protest
3 August 2024, 07:46 AM

12-hour curfew imposed in Habiganj

A 12-hour curfew has been imposed from 7:00am today in Habiganj, in response to yesterday's clashes between protesters and police
3 August 2024, 07:36 AM

No plan to sit with government: protest coordinator

Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that they have no plan to sit with the government
3 August 2024, 06:12 AM

PM assigns 3 AL leaders to sit with protest coordinators

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina last night gave instructions to the Awami League leaders to sit with the coordinators of the ongoing Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and calm the situation
3 August 2024, 05:44 AM

Govt must take responsibility for killings during quota protests: artists' group

A group of artists today called on the government to take responsibility for the killings that occurred during the quota reform movement
2 August 2024, 13:39 PM

Mass procession from Press Club called for Sunday

A platform, comprising teachers, students and people from all walks of life, today announced a mass procession from the National Press Club for Sunday.
2 August 2024, 13:15 PM

Hundreds of protesters march between Science Lab, Shahbagh

Hundreds of protesters under the banner of the anti-discrimination students' movement marched between Dhaka's Science Lab and Shahbagh this afternoon
2 August 2024, 12:33 PM

Protesters stage demo, vandalise police box in Chattogram city

A police box was vandalised and set on fire in Chattogram's Wasa intersection as protesters of anti-discrimination student movement brought out a procession in the port city this afternoon
2 August 2024, 11:44 AM

'Droho Jatra': Thousands march from National Press Club to Shaheed Minar

Procession organised to protest mass arrests, demand justice for deaths centring quota protests
2 August 2024, 09:53 AM

Hundreds of protesters marching towards Shahbagh

Hundreds of protesters of the anti-discrimination student movement started marching from Baitul Mukarram Mosque towards Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection following Juma prayers this afternoon
2 August 2024, 08:25 AM