quota protest

A family wracked by tragedies

It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.

Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

When will we democratise the political parties of Bangladesh?

The real test lies in the reform strategies that can steer a country toward justice.

We must never let such an environment of fear reign again

Fear cannot ever lead to forgetting.

Opinion / We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

Govt announces three-day public holiday from tomorrow

The government has announced a three-day general holiday on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for ensuring public safety amid the ongoing violent protests across the country

Those engaging in sabotage are not students, but criminals: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said those who are engaging in sabotage in the name of protest are no longer students, but criminals

October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

A family wracked by tragedies

It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024

When will we democratise the political parties of Bangladesh?

The real test lies in the reform strategies that can steer a country toward justice.

August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024
August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Govt announces three-day public holiday from tomorrow

The government has announced a three-day general holiday on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for ensuring public safety amid the ongoing violent protests across the country

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Those engaging in sabotage are not students, but criminals: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said those who are engaging in sabotage in the name of protest are no longer students, but criminals

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

HC rejects writ filed challenging legality of firing on protesters

The High Court today rejected a writ that challenged the legality of keeping six coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in DB custody and the use of live rounds at demonstraters