quota protest violence
Two killed in fresh violence
After nearly two weeks of eerie calm, violence erupted again yesterday as police aided by ruling party members clashed with protesters in the capital and several other districts, leaving at least two dead and almost 150 injured.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Government bans Jamaat, Shibir
The government today banned Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and all its front organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009
1 August 2024, 10:17 AM
Jamaat-e-Islami to be banned by tomorrow: law minister
The law minister said discussions will be held today with the home minister to finalise the process for implementing the ban
30 July 2024, 08:46 AM
Govt set to ban Jamaat-Shibir
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday unanimously recommended that the government ban Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Violence over quota reform: Eminent citizens form inquiry commission
Eminent citizens of the country have formed a commission to investigate allegations of gross violations of laws and human rights in the recent violence, including the loss of lives and mass arrests, over the quota reform protests
29 July 2024, 14:54 PM
Quota protests: One more hurt in previous clashes dies at DMCH
One more person, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota protests, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night
29 July 2024, 06:45 AM
Protest coordinators: Detention by DB unconstitutional
The Detective Branch’s picking up of key coordinators of the quota reform protest “for the sake of security” is unconstitutional, said two legal experts and an academician.
28 July 2024, 21:30 PM
'Please spare him, my grandson is not involved with politics'
Jhunu Begum says at Narayanganj court premises
28 July 2024, 19:00 PM
Cases after violence: Over 2 lakh accused in Dhaka city
Over 2.13 lakh people, most of them unnamed, are accused in around 200 cases filed with police stations in the capital over the recent violence centring the quota reform movement.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
70 pellets in 16-year-old student’s body
It was around 5:30pm on July 18. Khalid Hasan, a first-year student of Ideal College in Dhanmondi, was heading back to his Amligola home in Lalbagh after offering Asr prayers at the Azimpur Government Staff Quarter mosque.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
More than just numbers
The people who lost their lives in the recent violence are more than mere statistics; they are family members and friends. We try to know the stories of three such names
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
The cost of crisis: Who will bear it?
Violence comes with a hefty price tag for the economy. Beyond the immediate death toll mostly in police shootings, the convulsion of violence that gripped Bangladesh in the middle of this month has left a debilitating impact on the economy.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
They wanted to occupy Gono Bhaban: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said miscreants had a plan to occupy the Gono Bhaban like protesters occupied Sri Lankan prime minister's office in 2022
28 July 2024, 14:55 PM
At least 147 dead in violence centring quota protests: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said around 147 people were killed in the conflict and violence centring the quota reform movement
28 July 2024, 10:25 AM
Post-violence crackdown: Over 8,000 held in 10 days
At least 726 more people were arrested in the capital and elsewhere in the 36 hours till 6:00pm yesterday as the nationwide crackdown against protesters and opposition parties continues.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM
'Every time he wakes up, he cries out in pain'
Says father of Yasin who was shot in hip during recent violence
27 July 2024, 15:31 PM
Over 5,500 held in one week
At least 738 more people were arrested in the capital and several other districts in 36 hours till 6:00pm yesterday in connection with the recent violence across the country.
26 July 2024, 18:00 PM
PM to take responsibility of families of deceased: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will take responsibility of the families of the people killed in the recent nationwide unrest
25 July 2024, 13:15 PM