Dhaka, July 6 – A group of concerned guardians and citizens on Friday urged the government to conduct a judicial inquiry into the attacks on quota reformists at different universities.
Category: Conflicts
BNP to stage demos across city Sunday
BNP will stage demonstrations in all thanas of the capital on Sunday protesting what the party said the denial of police permission for holding its Saturday’s rescheduled rally in the city.
Bangladesh soil ‘off-limit to terrorists’: Delhi told
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has reiterated Bangladesh’s zero-tolerance for terrorism and its resolve not to allow any terrorist group to use its soil to launch any attack against India.
DU female students demand safe campus
Female students of the Dhaka University brought out a procession on the campus demanding safe campus and release of quota reform movement leaders.
Rohingya rape survivors’ babies arrive: Tale of woes
By Kristen Gelineau Ukhiya, Bangladesh (AP) — Tucked away in the shadows of her family’s bamboo shelter, the girl hid from the world. She was 13, and she was petrified. Two months earlier, soldiers had broken into her home back…
Protests continue at Dhaka and Rajshahi Universities
Dhaka, July 5 – Female students from different halls of Dhaka University organized a protest rally and human chain on Thursday morning, in continuation of the agitation that began at female the dorms Tuesday night, demanding a campus safe for…
DU female students demand safe campus
Female students of the Dhaka University brought out a procession on the campus demanding safe campus and release of quota reform movement leaders.
‘BCL men’ beat up RU student
Rajshahi, July 4 – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men beat a student at Rajshahi University on Wednesday allegedly after finding derogatory contents about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in his mobile phone.
Refer Myanmar to ICC for crimes against Rohingya: UNHCR
Dhaka, July 4 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to immediately refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that all allegations of crimes against humanity and…
DU teachers, students protest police assault on its professor
Dhaka University Teachers and students on Wednesday held a human chain at the foot of ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ protesting the assault on Prof Fahmidul Haq by police on Tuesday.
Suspected drug trader killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, July 4 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Habirbari in Bhaluka early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin, 38, of the village.
The Rohingya villages UN investigators can’t visit
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled last year’s brutal military crackdown in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar. Hundreds of villages were burnt to the ground, and there were widespread rape and murder.
Dipon murder case report on July 31
Dhaka, July 3 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed July 31 for submission of the probe report in the case filed over the murder of Jagriti Prokashoni publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon.
Quota protest leader Faruk, 2 others sent to jail
Dhaka, July 3 – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent three people including Joint Convener of Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokhon Parishad Faruk Hossein, to jail in two cases filed on charges of attack on Dhaka University VC’s residence, torching vehicles…
Human chain at DU protesting attacks on quota reformists
Over 100 Dhaka University (DU) students formed a human chain on the campus on Tuesday, protesting the attacks on the leaders and activists of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, a platform that spearheads the quota reform movement, by BCL…
Police arrest two teachers from protest rally at JPC
Police on Tuesday dispersed university teachers, guardians and activists of different left-leaning political parties as they tried to gather at the Jatiya Press Club to hold a rally protesting the attacks on the leaders and activists of Bangladesh General Students’…
ICRC for responsible leadership to resolve Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, July 3 – Recognising the progress made so far, ICRC President Peter Maurer on Tuesday laid emphasis on “responsible leadership” to resolve the Rohingya crisis and help Rohingyas go back to their homeland with all their rights.
Mediterranean – over 200 migrants drown in 3 days
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jul 1 2018 (IOM) – This weekend, some 204 migrants have died at sea off Libya, pushing the total number of migrant drownings in the entire Mediterranean so far this year to over 1,000…
Step up supports for Rohingyas: UN chief’s appeal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called upon the international community to step up efforts to help Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.
Quota Protesters ‘assaulted by BCL men’ again
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked the quota reformists when they were taking preparation to bring out a protest procession from the central Shaheed Minar here on Monday morning.
Israel: Apparent War Crimes in Gaza
Israeli forces’ repeated use of lethal force in the Gaza Strip since March 30, 2018, against Palestinian demonstrators who posed no imminent threat to life may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli forces have killed more…
Quota protest foiled at RU: Classes boycotted at CU
Rajshahi, June 30 – The Quota reform movement could not be held on Rajshahi University (RU) campus as the leaders and activists of the University BCL has foiled their movement, it is alleged.
Tributes pour in for Dhaka café attack victims
People from all walks of life, including Bangladesh’s foreign friends, on Sunday paid their deep respect to those who lost their lives in the Gulshan Holey Artisan Café terror attack on July 1, 2016.
Brutality against students unexpected: B Chy
Condemning attacks on the leaders of anti-quota movement, Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front on Sunday said the brutality against students is unexpected.
Fear turns into joy: Rescue boat saves 60 in Mediterranean
Aboard The Open Arms In The Mediterranean Sea, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — The full moon was the only light as a terrified 9-year-old boy from the Central African Republic climbed into a rubber dinghy held them together with duct tape,…
Melania Trump seeing lots, saying little at migrant centers
Washington, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Melania Trump lit up when a 3-year-old boy darted out of “Family Unit 8” at a migrant centre in Tucson, Arizona.
2 years of Holey Artisan attack: Govt to act tough
2nd Holey Artisan attack anniversary: Japan lauds untiring efforts Dhaka, Jul 1 – The government and Bangladesh’s foreign friends want to continue cooperation against radicalisation and terrorism on the second anniversary of deadly Holey Artisan attack.
Stronger movement through national unity: Moudud
Dhaka, June 30 – BNP’s senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said their party will launch a strong oust-government movement through forging a national unity.
Pinch of pressure’ mounts on Myanmar
Dhaka – A number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh, including that of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, indicate that Myanmar is under ‘another spell of pressure’ from the international community over Rohingya issue, experts say.
Help carry on anti-drug drive, PM asks AL workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought cooperation from her party’s grassroots leaders and activists in carrying out the government’s ongoing drive against drugs effectively.