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Violent quota reform protests, curfew leave Dhaka street vendors in dire straits

Dhaka, July 26 -- Harilal Hridoy, a cobbler from Saidabad's Maniknagar, has faced severe hardship during the recent violence during quota reform protests followed by a curfew. With no savings and una... Read More


Hasina teary-eyed during visit to BTV building damaged in attack

Dhaka, July 26 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has visited the Bangladesh Television building which was attacked and seriously damaged during the violence that erupted amid the quota protest movement.... Read More


Mobile internet likely to resume on Sunday or Monday: BTRC

Dhaka, July 26 -- Mobile internet service, which was disrupted amid the violence surrounding the quota protest movement, is likely to resume at the start of next week, the Bangladesh Telecommunication... Read More


I did not call students Razakars, says Hasina

Dhaka, July 26 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that her comments on the quota movement were 'distorted' and that she did not call the protesters 'Razakars' but that some of the protesters used th... Read More


Foreign Minister Mahmud urges search for 'militant agents' among student leaders

Dhaka, July 26 -- Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has suggested that agents of militant groups may be among the leaders of the quota reform movement, despite blaming the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami for ... Read More


Train ticket refunds in progress as services remain disrupted after protests

Dhaka, July 26 -- Bangladesh Railway has begun refunding ticket prices after trains were halted during recent student protests for government job quota reforms. Refunds are being processed for ticket... Read More


Bangladeshis must stand up against saboteurs who destroy development: Hasina

Dhaka, July 25 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged people to stand up against those who have destroyed the development brought about by the government during the quota reform protests. The prem... Read More


Severe traffic jams hit Dhaka roads as curfew relaxed

Dhaka, July 25 -- After a week of unrest amid quota movement protests that crippled the economy, offices, factories, banks and the stock market have opened for a second day in Dhaka as severe traffic ... Read More


Broadband internet is back in Bangladesh after quota protest disruption for 5 days

Dhaka, July 23 -- Broadband internet services have started returning to Bangladesh after a five-day disruption during widespread and violent protests for reforms to government job quotas. Users began... Read More


Offices open from 11am to 3pm on Wednesday, Thursday after violent quota protests

Dhaka, July 23 -- The government has decided to keep offices open on Wednesday and Thursday after a three-day holiday over violent student protests across Bangladesh for reforms to quotas in public se... Read More