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Bangladesh is sinking on all fronts: Amir Khosru

News —12 July, 2024 19:59

Slamming the government for serious waterlogging in different areas of Dhaka caused by incessant rainfall, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury…

Bangladesh is sinking on all fronts: Amir Khosru

Bangladeshi students protest against 'previlige' system: NYT

Tens of thousands of students blocked the main streets of Bangladesh’s…

Bangladeshi students protest against 'previlige' system: NYT
Bangladesh and China elevate bilateral ties

Bangladesh and China have elevated their relations to a comprehensive…

Bangladesh and China elevate bilateral ties

Protesters-Police clash left several students injured

Protesters-Police clash left several students injured

Several students and one female police personnel were injured after incidents of scuffles and baton charges between quota reform protesters and police occurred in Chattogram city on…

Anti-quota protesters announce nationwide rallies on Friday

Anti-quota protesters announce nationwide rallies on Friday

 Anti-quota protesters have announced countrywide rallies on campuses tomorrow in response to today's police action on students in several locations outside Dhaka. Nahid Islam,…

Chhatra Dal extends support to ongoing anti-quota movement

Chhatra Dal extends support to ongoing anti-quota movement

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Thursday extended its full support to the ongoing anti-quota movement of the general students as they feel there is no need for quotas in government…

Hasan requests Jaishankar to ensure 'smooth' commodity supply

Hasan requests Jaishankar to ensure 'smooth' commodity supply

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has requested his Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar for ensuring smooth supply of essential commodities including onions to Bangladesh.  He…

HC releases operative part of verdict: Govt can change quota ratio, it says

HC releases operative part of verdict: Govt can change quota ratio, it says

The main part (operative part) and instructions of the High Court verdict on the 2018 government circular declaring the abolition of existing quotas applicable to jobs (grades 9 to…

Police-quota protestors’ clash in Cumilla leave 30 injured

Police-quota protestors’ clash in Cumilla leave 30 injured

Twenty people were injured in a clash between police and quota protesters on Dhaka-Chitttagong highway at Kotbari in Cumilla district on Thursday.  Around 500 students from Cumilla…

Court orders to freeze 116 bank accounts of ex-NBR official Matiur, family

Court orders to freeze 116 bank accounts of ex-NBR official Matiur, family

A court here has ordered to freeze 116 bank and 23 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts and seize different moveable and immovable properties owned by former National Board of…

Quota protestors crossing the line: Home Minister

Quota protestors crossing the line: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said that students continuing their anti-quota protests are crossing the line. He made the remark during a press conference at the Secretariat,…

Quader urges students not to create public sufferings

Quader urges students not to create public sufferings

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged the students, who are agitating to scrap the quota system in government service,…

Quota reform: Protesters start roads blockade in Dhaka amid warning by police

Quota reform: Protesters start roads blockade in Dhaka amid warning by police

Students who have been staging demonstrations demanding reform in quota system resumed their 'Bangla Blockade' on Thursday afternoon despite DMP's warning against road blockade.  Students…

Quota protests: Chhatra League urges students to return to class

Quota protests: Chhatra League urges students to return to class

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has called on students protesting the quota system in government jobs to await the court's decision and return to their classrooms and exams. BCL expressed…

Police to crack down on road blockades

Police to crack down on road blockades

Strict action will be taken against individuals who block roads in the name of the 'Blockade,' Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Ops) Dr. Mahid Uddin warned on Thursday.   Addressing…

Half-day ‘Bangla Blockade’ on Thursday

Half-day ‘Bangla Blockade’ on Thursday

Quota protesters have announced a nationwide 'Bangla Blockade' for Thursday, starting at 3:30 pm.  Asif Mahmud, one of the protestors in the frontline, made the announcement from…

Parshuram man injured in BSF firing at Feni border

Parshuram man injured in BSF firing at Feni border

A 35-year-old man was injured after members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at the Parshuram in Feni early Tuesday.  Parshuram Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge…