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Actress Chamak announces plan to join protesting students on streets

Dhaka, July 18 -- Small screen actress Rukaiya Jahan Chamak expressed solidarity with students protesting for quota reforms in government jobs. In a Facebook post at midnight on Wednesday (July 17), ... Read More


'Complete shutdown' across country today

Dhaka, July 18 -- Students and job seekers advocating for reform in the government job quota system have announced a nationwide "complete shutdown" for today, Thursday. They have called for the closu... Read More


Walton unveils nine new models of monitors

Dhaka, July 18 -- Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited, the leading tech product manufacturer in Bangladesh, has launched a total of nine new models of monitors in the market, according to a press stat... Read More


Hearing of appeal against job quota verdict Sunday

Dhaka, July 18 -- The Chamber Court has scheduled a hearing next Sunday (July 1) for the leave-to-appeal petition against the High Court's decision declaring the cancellation of quota provisions for f... Read More


Amnesty International condemns killing of Abu Sayed

Dhaka, July 18 -- Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of student Abu Sayed and the attacks against quota reform protesters at Dhaka University and other campuses across the country, sa... Read More


Four more bodies at Kuwait Maitree Hospital; nationwide death toll now stands at 10

Dhaka, July 18 -- Four more people have been killed in clashes related to the quota reform movement. The bodies of the four were found at the Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital in Uttara... Read More


Iqbal Hussain named new High Commissioner to Pakistan

Dhaka, July 17 -- Md Iqbal Hussain Khan, a career diplomat, has been named the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan. He is going to replace Ambassador Md Ruhul Alam Siddique in this capaci... Read More


RU VC rescued after 7-hour siege

Dhaka, July 17 -- Law enforcers have rescued Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Golam Shabbir Sattar after he was besieged by quota protesters for seven hours. Along with Mr Sattar, 35 other ad... Read More


Primary schools in divisional cities closed indefinitely

Dhaka, July 17 -- The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has declared all primary level schools in eight divisional cities closed amid protests over quota reform in government jobs. The ministry ... Read More


Quota Protests: Students, police clash at Shanir Akhra

Dhaka, July 17 -- A clash broke out between students demanding quota reforms and police at Shanir Akhra in Dhaka on Wednesday evening following a daylong siege of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Chases... Read More