Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: The quota reform movement in government jobs has sparked significant instability in Bangladesh’s stock market. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced notable volatility last week, leading to a widespread decline in share prices and market capitalization.Throughout the week, most shares and units on the DSE saw price reductions.…

Sugar prices increased again Staff Correspondent: In the prevailing situation, with the increase in supply, the price of the product has started to decrease slightly. Still, eggs, potatoes and onions are being sold at high prices in the capital’s retail markets. Still, the buyer has to pay a maximum of…

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders have rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for holding a dialogue. Asif Mahmud, one of the coordinators of the platform, wrote in a Facebook post: “Many are asking about this, especially journalist friends. We are not willing to sit for any dialogue with this…

Staff Correspondent: The key coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Saturday announced their one-point demand seeking resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members, terming it as the “demand of students.” Nahid Islam, Sargis Alam and other key coordinators of the quota reform movement, made the announcement…

Staff Correspondent: Violence broke out between protesters and police in the Jindabazar and Chowhatta areas of Sylhet at around 5pm on Saturday. Police attempted to control the situation by firing shotguns and tear gas, resulting in multiple injuries. A protest march from the Ambarkhana area reached the Chowhatta point, where…

Staff Correspondent: Chandpur District Fisheries Officer Goram Mehedi Hasan said that canals, bels, ponds, rivers, floodplains, fish farms cultivated in cages have enriched Chandpur district. There are different species of fish including hilsa. In the last fiscal year 2022-2023, the fish demand of the district was 68,466 metric tons. The…

Habiganj Correspondent: At least 50 people were injured during a clash between police and anti-discrimination student movement protesters in Habiganj on Friday. The agitated students set fire to the district Awami League office. Additionally, they threw stones at the residence of Habiganj-3 constituency lawmaker, Abu Zahir, and burned several motorcycles.…

Staff Correspondent: A Students Against Discrimination march was met with resistance from police in Sylhet. The protest, organized as part of the nationwide student movement, was disrupted when police fired sound grenades, tear gas shells, and shotgun pellets, scattering the demonstrators. During the confrontation, seven individuals were detained by the…

Staff Correspondent: Vehicular movement on Rajshahi-Dhaka highway remained suspended since Saturday morning as the students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet), Rajshahi University and general people blocked the highway as part of protest programme announced by Anti-Discrimination Student Movement . The students of the two universities took to…

Staff Correspondent: A 28-year-old man was killed amid clashes between students and police during a rally organised by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Habiganj on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified as Mostak Mia, 28, a resident of Tuk Bazar area in Sylhet district. He worked as a laborer under…