Amid the apex court order for a status quo on the issue of quotas in government jobs, students yesterday vowed to continue their protests against the quota system. Around 12 noon, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ordered the status quo for four weeks. This means the recent High Court verdict that reinstated the…
The interim government has decided to grant a lifetime waiver on tuition fees for students injured in the July-August mass uprising involving students and the public. As a result, those who were injured will be able to pursue their studies at all levels without paying any tuition fees. On Tuesday, October 29, the Ministry of…
From Shahbagh to Farmgate, including Banglamotor, Dhaka’s major intersections were paralyzed for hours yesterday as students protested against the government job quota system, sweeping across the capital. Student-led blockades extended to key points like the Government Science Lab intersection, Chankharpool, areas around Dhaka University, and in front of various educational institutions. The impact of these…
Our lone demand now is that all illogical and discriminatory quotas in public service are scrapped through the passage of a law in parliament, keeping a minimum quota for backward citizens in line with the constitution. — Hasnat Abdullah, DU student and organiser of the protests Dhaka was virtually paralysed yesterday as students ramped up…
The protest against the reinstatement of quotas in government jobs has intensified, with student demonstrators announcing a nationwide blockade program, titled the “Bangla Blockade,” set to begin tomorrow. Under the Bangla Blockade programme, students across the country joining the movement will block major highways and roads in front of all educational institutions at 3pm tomorrow….
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has arrived in Dhaka for a two-day visit. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Dhaka on Monday night (October 28) for a two-day visit, where he was welcomed at the airport by Taufique Hasan, Director General and spokesperson of the United…
“Chhatra League is now a banned organization, so they have no right to engage in political activities,” remarked Dr. Md. Maynul Islam, the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Md. Maynul Islam, stated that since Chhatra League is a banned organization, it has no right to hold political gatherings….
In an operation to protect mother hilsa fish in the Padma River of Goalanda, Rajbari district, law enforcement authorities have arrested four individuals along with a foreign pistol and a single-barrel shotgun. The operation took place on Friday evening near Antarmor of the Devgram Union. The arrested individuals are Jibon Munshi (20) and Nazir Uddin…
After the effects of Cyclone Dana have dissipated, the water level in the rivers has receded due to the ebbing tide. This morning, Friday, the banks of the Kapatakkha River in the Madinabad area of Khulna’s Koyra upazila are visible. Since Friday morning, the skies over Khulna city and its surrounding upazilas have been sunny,…
The cyclone ‘Dana,’ formed in the Bay of Bengal, is intensifying as it moves toward land. According to the latest trajectory, the cyclone is expected to make landfall between Puri in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal, India, anytime between 6 PM this Thursday and 6 AM tomorrow, Friday. Meteorologists fear that this “Very…
