Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: BNP has extended all-out support to the nationwide ‘complete shutdown’ programme for Thursday, announced by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in protest against attacks on students at various university campuses that resulted in at least six deaths. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement during…

Staff Correspondent: The US Embassy in Dhaka has said it will remain closed to the general public on July 18 due to the current situation. Mission personnel have been advised to limit their movements to the diplomatic enclave, according to an alert issued for US citizens. U.S. citizens should practice…

Staff Correspondent: A clash erupted between police and students of Brac University in the Badda area of Dhaka on Thursday when the students gathered there as part of the ‘complete shutdown’ programme.The situation turned worse as police fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the students in the morning…

Staff Correspondent: An 18-year-old boy has reportedly been killed during a clash between quota-reform protesters and riot police in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, hospital sources said on Thursday.Official confirmation of the death was not immediately available.The victim has been identified as a Siam, from Charfashion of Bhola who resided in Matuail,…

Staff Correspondent: Firing teargas and rubber bullets riot police clashed with quota-reform protesters in different parts of the capital city in the first hours of Thursday at the start of a nationwide complete shutdown. Riot police fought pitched battles with the protesters in Badda, Merul, Uttara, Dhamandi, Motijheel and Arambagh.…

Staff Correspondent: UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk has urged the authorities in Bangladesh to engage with the student protesters. “All acts of violence and use of force, especially resulting in loss of life, must be investigated and perpetrators held to account,” reads a message shared by the UN Rights…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced a judicial enquiry to ensure fair and just trial in the recent unwanted incidents including killings. She also unequivocally announced that steps will be taken to ensure that those who committed the murders, looting and terrorist activities, whoever they are, will…

Staff Correspondent: Amidst student protests, the administration of Jagannath University has revoked its decision to close the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall. The decision was confirmed by Hall Provost Dr. Dipika Rani. Dr. Dipika said, “Those who wish to stay can stay, and those who wish to leave may do…

Staff Correspondent: Minister for Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, said that digital media, including social media platforms like Facebook, should be held accountable to prevent rumors and misinformation. He made this remark this morning while answering questions from journalists on contemporary issues at the end of a…

Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP-Jamaat desired to see dead bodies in the country in an effort to catch fish in murky water amid quota protests in the country, resulting in the death of six persons on Tuesday. “BNP-Jamaat terrorists…