student protest 2024
Serious without suits: The new trend to follow
Call me the lord of useless things but it is indeed with peculiar curiosity I notice some of the student leaders in casual wear, even on the most formal of occasions. I will remember these the next time I am invited to any black tie event!
17 August 2024, 08:54 AM
Where are we heading?
By bringing down a despotic leviathan, the anti-discrimination student movement has earned the moral authority to be spokespersons for the whole nation
17 August 2024, 07:03 AM
No plans to form political party right now: Nahid
Post and telecommunication Adviser Nahid Islam, who is also a student leader, yesterday said the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has no plans, for now, to form any political party
16 August 2024, 18:51 PM
'They shot my boy six times'
Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds
16 August 2024, 18:40 PM
Law enforcers used unnecessary force on protesters: UN
The UN Human Rights Office has said that there are strong indications that the security forces resorted to unnecessary and disproportionate use of force and extrajudicial killings during the mass uprising that led to the ouster of the Awami League government.
16 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Women’s role in toppling the govt
A female student, her face streaked with blood, pleads with Chhatra League activists to stop the relentless beatings.
16 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Rickshaw art turn Dhaka University walls into an art gallery
On 13 August 2024, the Bangladesh Rickshaw Art Society transformed the walls near Sheikh Russel Tower at the Dhaka University campus into a vibrant canvas of rickshaw art.
15 August 2024, 10:02 AM
Graffiti and murals: The new language of freedom in Dhaka
In celebration of our newfound freedom, everyone is expressing themselves in different ways, one of which is through murals and graffiti.
15 August 2024, 09:53 AM
US talking to India, neighbouring countries about recent events in Bangladesh
Washington has been in touch with New Delhi and other countries in the region to discuss the recent developments in Bangladesh and push for an end to violence
15 August 2024, 05:50 AM
March to the beat: How hip-hop music shaped Bangladesh’s quota reform movement
If we flip the pages of history, we will find that rap and hip-hop music has been a powerful medium for expressing discontent, rallying causes, and standing up to authority. Although other forms of music also contributed in their own way, there is something about hip-hop music when it comes to challenging established power structures that sets it apart from the others.
14 August 2024, 08:54 AM
Interim govt wants ICT trial of killings during student protests: Asif Nazrul
The government is also trying to ensure that ICT investigators work under the supervision of United Nations, he says
14 August 2024, 05:58 AM
Hope India ensures Bangladesh elections are held in 90 days: Joy
In an interview with Indian Express, Hasina's son also says govt should have talked to students from the start of quota protests
14 August 2024, 04:57 AM
‘That’s laughable’, State Dept says on claims of US role in mass protests
"We have seen a lot of disinformation in recent weeks, and we remain incredibly committed to strengthening information integrity across the digital ecosystem, especially with our partners in South Asia," US State Department spokesperson said
14 August 2024, 03:59 AM
Students call ‘Resistance Week’ programme starting today
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced a "Resistance Week" programme today to press home their four-point demand
13 August 2024, 07:55 AM
US not involved in Sheikh Hasina’s fall: White House
Any reports of US involvement in the fall of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina are just "rumours", it says
13 August 2024, 04:30 AM
July Revolution and Gen-Z’s march to mass political awareness
Gen-Z have finally become mass aware of their socio-political rights and started to ask for accountability, transparency, and honour.
12 August 2024, 08:18 AM
Elevated expressway: Toll collection resumes from 3pm
Operations were suspended since July 18
11 August 2024, 10:15 AM
42 cops killed during recent movement: IGP
Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today said at least 42 members of the police force were killed and scores injured in clashes during the recent mass student movement
11 August 2024, 08:23 AM
Nahid Islam wants Hasina to face trial
A Bangladeshi student leader who was instrumental in overthrowing Sheikh Hasina and is now part of an interim government said she must face trial when she returns home as planned for the killings during her term
9 August 2024, 21:11 PM
Hasina did not resign: Joy
Says Awami League is willing to work with BNP to restore democracy in Bangladesh
9 August 2024, 20:45 PM