Bangla Blockade
Detention of student coordinators: Was it really for their security?
On that evening, the student activists were scheduled to brief the media about the ongoing movement.
29 July 2024, 08:45 AM
A generation's fight in the shadows of quota
The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.
27 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Anti-quota protests: Police sue protestors over vandalism, assault
A case was filed against anti-quota protesters on charges of vandalising police vehicles, assaulting police officers, and attacking policemen during the ongoing quota reform movement
13 July 2024, 09:29 AM
Attack on Quota protesters: RU students block rail line near campus
Several hundred students of Rajshahi University blocked a railway line near the university campus this afternoon, protesting police attack on Comilla University students during a quota reform demonstration yesterday
12 July 2024, 13:02 PM
Students block Shahbagh removing police barricade
Students and jobseekers faced off with police at Shahbagh in Dhaka today as the protesters marched to the intersection for their Bangla Blockade programme to protest reinstatement of quotas in government jobs
11 July 2024, 10:43 AM
BCL ready to face those trying to politicise quota protests: Saddam
Some demonstrators trying to prolong movement by holding general people hostage, says BCL president
11 July 2024, 08:11 AM
Will take legal action if quota protesters continue to block roads: DMP
DMP Additional Commissioner (Crime and Ops) KH Mahid Uddin said today that they would take legal action if quota protesters continued to block the roads
11 July 2024, 07:57 AM
Sufferings all around
The ongoing student protest against the quota system in government jobs caused severe disruptions in Dhaka and other parts of the country, leaving people in severe misery.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Quota protesters to continue Bangla Blockade from 3:30pm tomorrow
Students and job seekers who are protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs today declared they would continue their “Bangla Blockade” movement tomorrow
10 July 2024, 13:43 PM
Quota protest: Patients suffer, unable to reach hospitals due to blockade
A student blockade at the Science Lab intersection in the capital this morning caused severe suffering for patients and people on their way to various hospitals in Green Road and Dhanmondi areas
10 July 2024, 08:13 AM
Students say 'Bangla Blockade' to continue despite SC's status quo on HC order
Students and job seekers who are protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs said they would stay on the roads until the government forms a commission regarding the reform of the quota system
10 July 2024, 07:22 AM
In pictures: 'Bangla blockade' by quota protesters
Major intersections, rail routes and express way were blocked in several places including Dhaka, Chattogram, Gazipur and Savar today
10 July 2024, 07:01 AM
Quota protest: Students block Shahbagh, Farmgate, Science Lab, Agargaon
Thousands of students and jobseekers brought out processions and blocked major intersections, including Shahbagh and Farmgate, in Dhaka today protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs.
10 July 2024, 05:27 AM
Quota protest: Students block Science Lab intersection
Hundreds of students of Dhaka College and nearby institutions blocked the road in the capital's Science Lab area, protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
10 July 2024, 05:04 AM
Quota Reform Demo: Protesters set to resume blockade today
After a one-day break in their blockade programme, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs have announced a nationwide blockade for today.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Quota protests on; govt looks to SC for a way out
For the second consecutive day, students demonstrating against the quota system for government jobs occupied key city intersections, bringing traffic to a halt for hours.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Quota protest: No blockade tomorrow
Students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs decided not to hold any blockade programmes tomorrow
8 July 2024, 15:08 PM
JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway
Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the campus today protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
8 July 2024, 12:50 PM
Comilla University students block Dhaka-Ctg highway
Students of Comilla University, under the banner of “Bangla Blockade”, blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the afternoon today, protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
8 July 2024, 11:11 AM
Bangla Blockade: Students again block Shahbagh, Science Lab, other key Dhaka intersections
Students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs blocked some key intersections of the capital, including Shahbagh and Farmgate, this afternoon as part of their “Bangla Blockade” programme
8 July 2024, 10:48 AM