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Ex-AL MP put on remand over Shibir activist murder

A Chattogram court on Sunday put former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram 15 constituency Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on two-day remand in connection with the murder of an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist during the quota reform student movement...

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BCL leader arrested over attack on July protests

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested Sajibur Rahman Sajib, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, in a case filed over an attack on students during the quota reform movement on the Dhaka University campus in July 2024...

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Foysal never came back home, dead or alive

On July 19, after having lunch, Md Foysal Sarker told his mother, Hajera Begum, that he would return soon before stepping out of their rented house in Savar’s Abdullahpur about 3:00pm...

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Quota reform movement revisit

THE quota reform movement taking the whole nation by storm finally brought down the undemocratic government in Bangladesh. The indignant people, because of the...

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Bullet-hit child Musa sent to Singapore

Seven-year-old Musa Khan, who was shot in the head inside the garage of his Rampura house on July 19 during student protests demanding quota reform in government jobs, was sent to...

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Injured worry about future

Injured patients admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital during the quota reform movement and subsequent student-led mass uprising now worry about their future as many of them do not know when they can return to normal life and work...

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Justice demanded for student protest victims

A youth organisation, Juba Bengali, on Monday demanded justice for those killed, including its central organiser Asif Iqbal, during student protests seeking quota reform in the...

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Quota protests: result of social inequality

THE current student movement in Bangladesh highlights the nation’s ongoing struggles with inequality, poor governance and political manipulation. The events have resulted in significant casualties, raising concerns about the country’s democratic fabric and the government’s handling of dissent. The movement and reform efforts have broader...

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NSU stands by Khairul injured in quota reform movement

The North South University authority is monitoring a former student of the university, Khairul Alam, who is on life support at a hospital in Dhaka after he was injured on August 5 while participating in the student movement for quota reform...

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Amzad’s widow left without any shelter

Violence during the countrywide student movement for quota reform in government jobs has left many families in grief and sorrow after having lost their family during clashes with police and other forms of roadside violence...

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We haven’t fought to fulfill any party’s wish: students

The Students Movement Against Discrimination, a platform for quota reform movement, on Wednesday said that the students-led mass uprising was aimed at eliminating fascist system from the country and to reform the state but not to fulfill the will of any political party or group to go to power...

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Bangladesh A team’s Pakistan tour rescheduled

Bangladesh A team’s tour of Pakistan has been rescheduled following the turmoil the country went through in recent days which led to the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister following protests all over the country, which had initially begun as a quota reform movement...

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How will I survive: Imran’s widow

‘How will I survive with the child, who will now look after him,’ lamented Shanta Maria, the widow of Imran Hosain, who was killed in firing on student protests for government job quota reforms on July 19...

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Govt extends curfew for indefinite period from 6:00pm

Home ministry extended curfew for an indefinite period in Dhaka, all divisional cities, district towns, upazila towns, city corporation areas, municipal areas and industrial areas from 6:00pm on Sunday. 

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No children killed in student protests: HM

The home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Saturday said that no children were killed in the violence centring the student protests for public job quota reforms.

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I ordered release of innocent students: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that she had already instructed to release the innocent people that include general students from the jail.

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Left parties demand govt’s resignation

Several leftist political parties on Saturday called for the immediate resignation of the Awami League government, holding it responsible for the deaths of over 200 students and civilians during the student protests, demanding quota reform in government jobs...

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A nation’s descent into crisis

THE quota reform movement, a movement birthed from the desperate cries of Bangladesh’s youth, has transformed into a chilling indictment of a nation in crisis. What began as a plea for equitable opportunities in government service has morphed into a battleground where students face the full force of a militarised police state...

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