Quota reform: Rail communication between Dhaka, rest of the country snapped
Industry Desk: Dhaka’s rail communications with other parts of the country have been suspended as quota protesters put up barricade on the level crossing in Dhaka’s Mohakhali.According to Ferdous Biswas , Officer-in-Charge of the Dhaka Railway…
Read More »Chinese Ambassador hails PM Hasina’s China visit as a “tremendous success”
International Desk: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to China as a “tremendous successful” one and highlighted four prominent features – higher, broader, pragmatic and consolidated. Firstly, Bangladesh-China…
Read More »Quota reform: Student dead in clash with police at Rangpur’s Begum Rokeya University
Rangpur Correspondent: A student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was killed during a clash between quota protesters and police on the campus on Tuesday afternoon, said police . The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed,…
Read More »Two killed in clash between quota protesters and BCL in Chattogram
Chattogram Correspondent: A violent clash between quota reform protesters and Chhatra League members in Chattogram’s Sholashohor to Muradpur area has resulted in the deaths of two individuals. Their bodies were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital…
Read More »2 Bangladeshis shot dead by Indian civilians near Companiganj border
District Correspondent: Two Bangladeshis were killed by members of the Khasi community in India near border pillar number 1253 in Companiganj on Sunday evening. More than 24 hours later though, their bodies have not been handed…
Read More »Fakhrul condemns govt for unleashing Chhatra League cadres against protesters
Staff Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said those who unleashed ruling party student front Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) ‘cadres’ and police against common students protesting the quota system in government jobs…
Read More »Jahangirnagar University erupts in midnight violence
Staff Correspondent: Quota reform protesters at Jahangirnagar University were subjected to violent attacks. Chhatra League carried out two separate attacks, bringing in outsiders, leading to clashes between general students and the police, turning the campus into…
Read More »Muslim Ummah must stand united against Israeli genocide in Palestine: PM Hasina
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday put emphasis on the unity of Muslim Ummah to stop the genocide in Palestine by the Israeli forces. “We (Muslim Ummah) have to be united to raise our…
Read More »Clash erupts between quota protestors, BCL activists at DU
Staff Correspondent: A clash broke out between quota protestors and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) near Bijoy Ekattor hall of Dhaka University on Monday afternoon. The chase and counter-chase between the general students and BCL activists…
Read More »Any attempt to deteriorate law and order to be dealt with strictly: DMP Commissioner
Staff Correspondent: Amid the students’ ongoing agitation demanding quota reform, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mohammad Habibur Rahman on Monday warned that any attempt to deteriorate the law and order will be resisted strictly.He issued the…
Read More »How can students of Ruqayyah hall call themselves Razakars: Asks PM Hasina
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed the female students of Dhaka University’s Ruqayyah Hall, who chanted slogans by calling themselves razakars -collaborators of Pakistani forces in 1971.“I felt sorry when I heard yesterday…
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