Find the perpetrators of violence
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged citizens to cooperate with the government to make sure the perpetrators of the recent mayhem are nabbed from every nook and corner of the country.
Four more injured in clashes die in Dhaka
Four more people, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota protests, died at different hospitals in Dhaka between today and yesterday
PM visits injured in recent mayhem at DMCH
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this afternoon visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to meet the injured in the recent countrywide violence centring the quota protests
Dengue: One dead, 148 hospitalised in 24hrs
One dengue patient died while 148 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
India's Moidams earn UNESCO world heritage status
UNESCO declared India's Moidams, the vaulted mound burial sites of the royal Ahom dynasty in Assam, as the country's 43rd World Heritage Site today
Bangladesh
British MP Rupa Huq questions situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh-origin British MP Rupa Huq has raised a question in the UK parliament on the current situation in Bangladesh.
Anti-mosquito drives slow down due to unrest
Anti-mosquito drives have either remained completely suspended in some areas or been slowed down since the recent unrest in the country centring the quota reform protests.
Covering demo: Investigate killings of 3 journos
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday called on Bangladesh authorities to investigate the killings of three journalists and other attacks on reporters covering deadly nationwide protests over government job quotas.
BNP calls for ‘national unity’ with one-point demand
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called for national unity among all democratic political parties and socio-cultural organisations to press home a one-point demand -- resignation of the government.
‘We demand UN probe into the killings’
Protesting the deaths during the countrywide violence centring the recent quota reform protests, as well as false cases and indiscriminate arrests, cultural and social organisations yesterday demanded fair and impartial investigations under the United Nations.
Mahbubul Haque laid to rest
Renowned linguist Mahbubul Haque was laid to rest in the central graveyard of Chittagong University yesterday.
Every death will be probed
Every death related to the violence centring quota reform protests will undergo judicial investigation and trial, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.
‘Punish those involved with the killings’
Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday demanded the formation of a commission comprising neutral persons and experts to investigate each killing during the countrywide violence centring the quota reform movement.
Asia
Lanka to hold presidential polls Sept 21
Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections on September 21, a government notice said yesterday, setting the date for a crucial vote expected to determine the future of reforms in the South Asian nation weathering its worst financial crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka announces first presidential vote since unrest
Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday
Myanmar Conflict / Junta, rebels claim control of regional military HQ
Myanmar’s junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed yesterday they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes.
Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard
Typhoon Gaemi roared into southeastern China yesterday after sweeping across Taiwan, where it killed three people, triggered flooding and sank a freighter before barrelling west across the Taiwan Strait.
Tanker capsizes off Philippines
A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines yesterday, causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member, officials said.
Cambodia opposition leader fined $1.5m for defaming ruling party
A Cambodian court fined an opposition leader about $1.5 million yesterday for defaming the ruling party by claiming democracy had regressed since the former prime minister’s son took power last year.
Indian union govt the sole authority on foreign affairs
The union government of India has the sole prerogative when it comes to matters of foreign affairs, said a spokesperson of its external affairs ministry acknowledging Dhaka’s note issued after Mamata Banerjee’s remarks.
Typhoon Gaemi barrels through Taiwan, killing 2, heads to Chinese coast
Typhoon Gaemi swept through northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, bringing floods and snarling traffic, before heading across the sea and into China where it is expected to dump more torrential rain
World
‘Sabotage’ hits French trains hours before Olympics
Saboteurs struck France’s TGV high-speed train network yesterday in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.
Humanity suffers from ‘extreme heat epidemic’
Humanity is suffering from an “extreme heat epidemic,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
Bid for US president: Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president yesterday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president.
Trump will not agree to debate Harris until Democrats 'decide' nominee: campaign
Republican White House candidate Donald Trump rejected scheduling a debate with his presumptive Democratic challenger Kamala Harris because she has not been officially named her party's nominee, his campaign said Thursday
Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city
Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city -- perhaps the country’s largest -- which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ.
Wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza’s north, south
A new wave of air strikes by Israeli fighter jets yesterday targeted the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis in the south, the Bureij refugee camp in the centre, and Gaza City in the north of the enclave.
US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas
Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for US authorities that may also reshape the Mexican criminal landscape
Biden told Netanyahu to 'finalise' Gaza deal: White House
President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and called on the Israeli leader to swiftly finalize a deal on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages
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Quota reform protesters to announce next set of programmes tonight
Quota reform protesters tonight said they would announce the next set of programmes tonight
Science Lab turns into battlefield
100 injured so far as college students lock horn with BCL
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Mass protest if quota reform demand not met
Anti-quota protesting students have announced to submit a memorandum to the President tomorrow and a march to demand reform of the quota system in all grades in government jobs
Many roads in Dhaka still under water
Three hours of heavy rain on Friday made the majority of Dhaka's roads drown. Kamalapur, Arambagh, and adjacent areas were swamped with water around 12:00pm yesterday.
7 drown in a day
At least seven persons drowned in different areas of the country yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
‘We will take steps against attackers, but won’t harass students’
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said every incident of recent attacks and sabotage will be investigated to deliver justice but genuine students will not be harassed.
Fuel transport starts amid tight security
Four oil carrier wagons left Chattogram for Dhaka, Sylhet and Dohazari and Hathazri upazilas yesterday amid tight security. Two more are waiting at Patenga depot in Chattogram to leave for Rangpur and Sreemangal.
‘We condemn crackdown on student protesters’
Fifty academicians, under the banner of Bangladeshi Communication Scholars in North America (BCSNA), have expressed deep concern over the “government’s crackdown on student protesters in Bangladesh”.
‘Loss of so many lives very painful’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said appropriate punishment should be meted out for the recent violence across the country to stop the criminals from playing with the lives of the people.
Abu sayed’s death in police firing: Cops’ FIR runs counter to known facts
Video footage shows police shooting at Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed, who posed no physical threat to the law enforcers, during the quota reform protest near the campus on July 16. He died soon afterwards.
Quota protest: DB picks up three organisers from hospital
Police yesterday afternoon picked up Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud and Abu Baker Majumder, three key organisers of the quota reform protests, from a city hospital where Nahid and Asif were undergoing treatment.
Over 5,500 held in one week
At least 738 more people were arrested in the capital and several other districts in 36 hours till 6:00pm yesterday in connection with the recent violence across the country.
‘End crackdown, restore full access to internet’
UN experts on Thursday called upon Bangladesh government to immediately ensure accountability for human rights violations, end the violent crackdown against protesters and political opponents, and to fully restore people’s access to the internet and social media.
Agri University: 20 students sued for attack on police
Twenty students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, along with many unnamed others, were sued on charges of demonstrating unlawfully in front of the campus and assaulting police.
