Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: The government has announced a relaxation of the ongoing nationwide curfew from 7 am to 8 pm for four days starting tomorrow (July 31) in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, and Narsingdi districts, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday. “The situation in Bangladesh is gradually returning to normal, so…

Staff Correspondent: The quota reform protesters have announced their most visible programme rooted in freedom of assembly since the imposition of a nationwide curfew for Wednesday – a ‘March for Justice’ at the country’s educational institutions, court premises and major roads, to press home their nine-point demand. “In such a…

HC on video of feeding quota protesters at DB office Staff Correspondent: The High Court on Monday reprimanded those involved in “making a mockery” centring the ‘detention’ and subsequent treatment of quota reform protesters.During a hearing on a petition seeking a directive on the release of six quota reform leaders…

Zarif MahmudThe violence surrounding the quota reform movement and the financial loss caused by the curfew to suppress it has been asked to be precisely assessed and presented to the government. Sector wise policy assistance is being contemplated according to the type of financial loss.These issues were discussed in the…

Farhad Chowdhury: To restore stability in the foreign exchange market, the dollar rate was increased by Tk 7. On May 8, the intermediate rate of the dollar was set at Tk 117 by introducing the ‘crawling peg’. Earlier it was Tk 110. The dollar rate was stable at Tk 117…

22 more cases in Dhaka Staff Correspondent: Arrests are continuing across the country on various charges including creating sabotage around the quota reform movement. Till yesterday over 10,000 people have been arrested by the members of law enforcement forces. Among them, 532 people were arrested yesterday.Meanwhile, 22 more cases were…

Staff Correspondent: General students of SUST organized a protest march against the nationwide abductions and arrests, coerced statements taken from movement coordinators under DB custody, and demanding withdrawal of false cases, where they were joined by fellow students from multiple institutions including MC College, Metropolitan University, Leading University, Madan Mohon…

Staff Correspondent: In order to justify human rights violations such as large-scale killings, detentions, and unjust actions carried out by law enforcement agencies, as well as to suppress the movement, the government, ruling party, state-run institutions, and the Detective Branch (DB) have employed false narratives that are self-destructive, anti-people, and…

Staff Correspondent: Mourning day is being observed across the country on Tuesday for those who died during students’ demonstrations for quota reform last week. The decision came at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Monday. The meeting also adopted a condolence proposal over…

Fifty eight metric tonnes of garlic have been imported through Mongla Port for the first time. Singapore-flagged ship ‘MV Marks Davao’ arrived at Mongla Port carrying garlic from Qingdao Port in China on July 28. Later, Khulna Traders unloaded the garlic in 229 TEUs containers on Monday, said Mohammad Makruzzaman,…