Protest for Safe Roads in Bangladesh
Road Safety Protest: Bail still eludes 22 students
For the entire two hours in the courtroom, Masad Mortuza Bin Ahad remained silent, even when the magistrate asked him some questions. He gave only blank looks, as he sat on a chair placed in the dock.
Student Protest: 3 more students get bail
Three more students involved with the recent student protest and quota reform movement have been given bail in cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka.
Road Safety Protest: Bail still eludes 22 students
For the entire two hours in the courtroom, Masad Mortuza Bin Ahad remained silent, even when the magistrate asked him some questions. He gave only blank looks, as he sat on a chair placed in the dock.
Road Safety Movement: Halt 'arbitrary arrests', try attackers
Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the Bangladesh government to halt “arbitrary arrests, prosecute those involved in violent attacks, and immediately and unconditionally release people it has thrown in jail just for speaking out”.
Safe road demo: Ershad urges PM for release of arrested students
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad urges Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to release the students who have been arrested during their recent protests in Dhaka for safe roads.
Road Safety Protest: No bail for 22 pvt univ students
A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail to the 22 private university students who were arrested in two separate cases filed over vandalism and attacks on policemen during the road safety movement.
Stop violence on protesters, journalists
The European Union has called for an immediate end to “disproportionate violence” against peaceful student protesters and journalists. It also demanded an investigation for holding the perpetrators accountable.
Noted photojournalist Raghu Rai urges PM to not punish Shahidul
Noted Indian photojournalist and a friend of Bangladesh Liberation War Raghu Rai urges Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to not punish photographer Shahidul Alam in an open letter published on Facebook.
Proposed Road Transport Bill a jugglery: BNP
BNP terms the proposed Road Transport Bill as jugglery saying that it will not be able to ensure safety and security of people on the roads.
37 students released from police custody
Police have released 37 students, who were detained during student protest yesterday, into the custody of their parents.
Causing Death by Rash Driving: Maximum 5 years' jail
A draft law approved by the cabinet yesterday proposes a maximum punishment of five years' imprisonment for causing death to a person by reckless driving, drawing strong criticism from road safety campaigners who termed the sentence insufficient to end anarchy on roads.