50 BCL leaders resign for attacks on quota protesters
Over 50 activists of the ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, have stepped down from their posts following attacks on quota protests that started on Monday...
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BNP, allies to hold gayebana janaza across Bangladesh for slain quota protesters
The leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and other parties involved in the simultaneous movement will hold gayebana janaza across the country on Wednesday for the students killed in the quota reform movement....
None to be spared if found involved in destructive activities: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday warned that no one would be spared if they engage in destructive activities under the guise of quota protests....
Thursday鈥檚 HSC, equivalent exams across Bangladesh suspended
Bangladesh government on Tuesday suspended Thursday's Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations amid ongoing student protests demanding quota reform....
Schools, colleges closed amid quota protests
Bangladesh鈥檚 education system came to a near standstill, except for the primary level, as the government announced on Tuesday the indefinite closure of all...
Six killed as clashes erupt all over
At least six people were killed and scores were injured on Tuesday as students鈥� protests against the job quota across Bangladesh turned deadly amid attacks by...
BCL, JL attack protesters at Science Laboratory crossing
The ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League and its youth wing Bangladesh Juba League attacked quota protesters at the Science Laboratory crossing in Bangladesh capital on Dhaka Tuesday....
One quota protester killed, 16 injured in Rangpur clash
A student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was killed and sixteen others were injured during a clash between the police and quota protesters in front of the university on Tuesday.
Tarique Rahman conspiring with quota protesters: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday alleged that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now in London, is conspiring with the quota reform protesters....
Bangladesh disappointed at US claims of protesters deaths on Monday
The Government of Bangladesh has expressed disappointment at the United States Department of State鈥檚 鈥榰nsubstantiated claims of...
BCL activists gather at Raju Memorial, many carrying sticks
The leaders and activists of ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League, gathered at the Raju Memorial Sculpture area on Dhaka University Campus Tuesday afternoon....
Dhaka traffic halted, highways across Bangladesh blocked as students rage
Traffic movement in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh became standstill since Tuesday morning as students demanding quota reform blocked different important points in the capital and highways in different parts of the country....
JCD declares programme protesting at BCL attacks on quota protestors
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Tuesday announced a two-day programme to protest against Monday鈥檚 attack on quota protesters by Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League...
Attacks on聽quota protesters condemned
Several political parties on Monday condemned attacks on quota protesters allegedly by the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League at...
JU quota protesters besiege VC residence over BCL attack
Quota protesters laid siege to the residence of the Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Monday night protesting at attack on their procession on the campus earlier on the day....
Quota protesters announce protest procession on all univ campuses for Tuesday
Students demanding reform in the quota system in government on Monday announced protest processions on the campuses of all universities across Bangladesh for Tuesday....
200 injured as BCL attacks quota protesters at DU 聽
Students demanding reform in the quota system in government jobs claimed that at least 200 students were injured in a clash between quota protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League on Monday....
BCL, quota protesters clash at DU
Students protesting against the reinstatement of quotas in public services and demanding reform in the system聽and leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League clashed on the Dhaka University campus on Monday afternoon....
15 quota protesters injured in BCL attack at Eden College
The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League鈥檚 Eden College unit allegedly launched an attack on quota protesters and leaders of the Socialist Students Front on Monday....
Govt may make rules for recruiting backward sections: HC
The High Court has observed that the government 鈥榤ay take necessary step by framing rules/guidelines to ensure the participation of backward sections of the citizens in the recruitment process of the government.鈥�..
Court to make final decision on quota: PM
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that the government could do nothing to reform the quota system in public services until the court resolved the matter...
Case against quota protesters could be dropped if meritless: minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan indicated on Sunday that the case filed against quota protesters could be dismissed if it was without merit...
24hr ultimatum given to lift case
The protesting students for quota system reform in government jobs on Saturday gave a 24-hour ultimatum for withdrawal of the police case against them and demanded actions against...
BNP for withdrawal of case against聽anti-quota protesters
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday demanded withdrawal of the case filed against the students agitating for quota system reform in...
Unidentified quota protesters sued over vandalising police vehicles
A case was filed against unidentified quota protesters for vandalising vehicles of the police and assaulting their personnel during Thursday鈥檚 blockade programme at the Shahbagh crossing in Dhaka....
Quota protesters vow to resist intimidation
Hundreds of quota protesters gathered at the Shahbagh crossing in Bangladesh鈥檚 capital Dhaka on Friday and vowed to resist intimidation against students protesting at the reinstatement of quotas in public services and demanding reform in the system....
Govt can change, reduce, increase quotas: HC
The High Court in the operative part of its verdict on quota in government job has said that the government at liberty to change, reduce or increase the ratio or...
Quota protestors crossing the line, says home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said that students continuing quota protest are crossing the line....
Six injured as police clash with quota protesters in Cumilla
At least six people were injured as police and quota protesters locked in a clash when the protesters from Cumilla University tried to block the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near their university Thursday afternoon....
DMP warns anti-quota protesters not to cause further public suffering
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner Khandkar Muhid Uddin on Thursday said that there was no scope for anti-quota protesters to take to the streets after the Appellate Division decision on Wednesday to stay for four weeks a High Court verdict that had asked the government to restore a 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters鈥� descendants....