Bus services from Dhaka’s Sayedabad Bus Terminal to other parts of the country resumed with a thin presence of passengers this morning

Garment factories, banks and stock exchanges reopened as the government relaxed a curfew imposed to quell violent protests that left at least 150 people dead since last Tuesday

Broadband internet connections were restored on a limited scale yesterday after 5 days of complete countrywide blackout amid the violence over quota protest

Four key organisers of the quota reform demonstration have said the protests would continue after they rejected yesterday’s government circular announcing the new quota allocation in government jobs.

On Thursday night, the entire country was plunged into digital darkness as broadband internet across the country became unavailable, less than 24 hours after mobile data was shut off amid worsening violence centring the quota protests across the country..The latest news on the situation is

The impact of all these on the poor and low-income groups will be devastating.

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered major reforms to the quota system in jobs at government, semi-government and autonomous bodies, curtailing quotas to only seven percent from the existing 56 percent.

What can possibly justify any response by the law enforcement that has led to this death toll?

Why did it use so much force if it was “principally” in favour of quota reforms?

Over 50 injured were rushed to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, and eight among them were declared dead

Actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba posted yesterday and again today. In his latest post, he wrote, “Violence and bloodshed bring no solutions. Can’t we resolve this by listening to the students and engaging in dialogue? Do we lack voices to speak and ears to listen?”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the nation regarding the students' quota reform movement.

Sporadic chase and counter-chases are taking place between college students and Dhaka College BCL near the Science Lab intersection

Sporadic clashes between Chhatra League activists and quota reform protesters in Chattogram

"I'm far from it all, so I couldn't see many things… Let there be no more bloodshed in my beloved Dhaka University," Hridoy, who is a student at the economics department of the university, posted on Facebook.

A distressed Saleha Begum struggled to hold back tears as she begged for the release of her only son Muhammad Rashed Khan, a quota movement leader under arrest since July 1.

When a group of teachers was staging a rally at Dhaka University yesterday against repression on students and teachers, Chhatra League men assaulted some quota reformists on the campus of Chittagong University.

The committee formed on July 2 to “review, reform or cancel” the quota system for civil service may seek 90 more working days as it has not finished collecting information and reviewing reports about the system, sources said.

Freedom fighters who won a legal battle six years ago are yet to get their retirement benefits for public service as the government has not implemented the court's verdict.

The government has been referring to a Supreme Court “order” on the reservation of 30 percent quota for the children of freedom fighters for the last few days, arguing that it cannot be changed.