ASK raises alarm over police directive to re-arrest activists of a party after bail in Rajshahi
26 February 2026, 20:14 PM
Rights
Human chain in Patuakhali’s Bauphal accuses local BNP leader of extortion
24 February 2026, 21:44 PM
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No journo jailed for expressing opinion during interim govt’s tenure: Rizwana
15 February 2026, 18:52 PM
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Nearly 500 injured, two killed in political violence in 10 days of Feb: ASK
10 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Bangladesh
Withdraw initiatives to amend labour act
8 February 2026, 02:09 AM
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‘It’s bizarre, medieval’ : Naripokkho slams Jamaat ameer’s remarks on female leadership
1 February 2026, 05:14 AM
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Mob killings double in January, compared to December: MSF report
31 January 2026, 20:19 PM
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Govt trying to hand over NCT by offering excessive concessions: Ctg port workers
31 January 2026, 17:46 PM
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ASK says denial of parole to Bagerhat BCL leader violates constitution, rights
25 January 2026, 20:42 PM
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ASK, MSF demand probe into Chuadanga BNP leader’s death in custody
13 January 2026, 18:17 PM
Attack on Miranzilla colony: Harijans stage demo in Ctg
People of the harijan community living in Chattogram demonstrated in the port city today, protesting the attack on their fellows on Miranzilla Harijan Colony in Dhaka's Bangshal area on July 10
13 July 2024, 16:14 PM
Quota protest: Students to march to Bangabhaban tomorrow
Students demanding quota reform in the government jobs have announced to hold a protest march towards the president's official residence Bangabhaban tomorrow
13 July 2024, 16:03 PM
No scope for govt to form commission on quota reform: Arafat
'I think that from time-to-time issues like quotas can be modernised or updated by taking into consideration changes in conditions and circumstances, among other factors'
13 July 2024, 14:33 PM
Quota protest: JU students bring out torch procession on campus
The students of Jahangirnagar University brought out a torch procession on the university campus this evening protesting the quota system in government jobs and attacks on students in some parts of the country during the ongoing agitation
12 July 2024, 15:51 PM
Quota protest: Comilla University students stage demo on campus
Students of Comilla University staged a demonstration on the university campus this afternoon demanding the cancellation of quota system in government jobs
12 July 2024, 15:44 PM
Quota protest in Ctg: Students stage road march, block road
Students of Chittagong University and other educational institutions staged a road march this afternoon in the port city, demanding the reinstatement of the government's 2018 circular that abolished the quota system for government jobs
12 July 2024, 15:14 PM
Anti-quota protest: Students block Shahbagh for an hour
Several hundred students blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital for an hour today protesting the police action on "Bangla Blockade" and the abolition of quota system in government jobs
12 July 2024, 13:13 PM
Journo Nadim murder: CPJ concerned as prime accused freed on bail
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concerned as Mahmudul Alam alias Babu, the prime accused in Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case, has been released on bail
11 July 2024, 16:43 PM
Quota system can be 'logically' reformed
Says Sector Commanders Forum
11 July 2024, 16:12 PM
Reinforce tobacco control laws
Say experts, call for stringent OTT policies to safeguard public health
11 July 2024, 14:39 PM
Protesting RU students block rail line
Rajshahi University (RU) students blocked Rajshahi rail route at 6:15pm, protesting the attack on Cumilla University students by police during a blockade demanding the abolition of quota in government jobs
11 July 2024, 14:01 PM
Quader urges students not to create public sufferings
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged students, protesting to scrap the quota system in government jobs, to return to their respective educational institutions and put an end to public suffering
11 July 2024, 13:51 PM
Govt can change quota ratio, observes HC
The High Court today released the operative portion of its judgment regarding the quota system, observing that the government is at liberty to fill up the vacant posts from the general merit list, if any quota is not fulfilled in any public examination
11 July 2024, 12:45 PM
JnU students break campus gates, join quota protest at Shahbagh
Breaking the gates on the campus, Jagannath University (JnU) students today joined with the student blockade at Shahbagh intersection to protest against the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs.
11 July 2024, 12:17 PM
Quota issue will be resolved by first week of August, Quader hopes
Quota issue will be resolved through the final hearing in the country's Apex Court in the first week of August, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today
10 July 2024, 15:09 PM
Mass media employee bill will ensure job protection: state minister
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said all media, including electronic, print and digital, will be included in the proposed mass media employee bill
9 July 2024, 15:45 PM
Palli Bidyut employees continue strike
The officials and employees of Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) in Bagerhat continued their strike for the ninth consecutive day today, pressing for demands including the regularisation of their jobs
9 July 2024, 13:49 PM
Quota protest: Students announce daylong blockade tomorrow
After a break for a day, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs today once again declared a large-scale blockade tomorrow
9 July 2024, 12:42 PM
Bangla blockade: JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway
Hundreds of students of Jahangirnagar University blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway near the university campus today, protesting the reinstatement of quota system in government jobs
9 July 2024, 11:13 AM
Quota protesters can place arguments before SC through lawyers: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government cannot make a decision about the quota system in the government jobs, as the matter in now pending before the Supreme Court
8 July 2024, 15:57 PM