Government offices have been instructed to resume activities on a limited scale as the curfew will be relaxed for seven hours from 10am to 5pm starting today (July 24). Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said government offices will run activities from 11am to 3pm today and

A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government. Three of the unnamed defendants were sentenced to life for “inciting riots in several streets across the UAE on

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has urged the government to bring the BNP-Jamaat criminals to book for carrying out acts of sabotage of unprecedented gravity cashing in on the students’ movement.  “The BNP-Jamaat clique continued to unleash acts of

The government offices have been instructed to resume activities on a limited scale tomorrow as the curfew will be relaxed for seven hours from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said the government offices will run activities from

The government has issued a circular mentioning that 93 percent of civil service recruitments will be based on merit, with the remaining seven percent allocated to various quotas.  This new system, in line with a Supreme Court order, is effective immediately for all 20 grades of

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today (July 23) urged the leaders and workers of her party, its associate bodies, and the affluent section of the society to extend their hands to the country's lower-income, poor, and working-class people. In a statement, she

The broadband internet service was resumed on an experimental basis across the country on Tuesday night after five days due to the damage at its central data centre amid the student movement over quota issue. The entire country went on an internet blackout on Thursday night as the

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Sunday on a High Court verdict that declared the decision of cancelling quota system in the public service, illegal. The chamber judge of the Appellate Division set the date on Thursday.   The development came

At least 17 people were killed, and hundreds injured in clashes between quota protesters, police, and ruling party members across three districts, including the capital Dhaka, on Thursday (July 18). It has been confirmed that they died in the clashes between the police and Chhatra

One of the quota reformists was shot dead by the alleged members of the law enforcement agencies during protest in the capital's Aftabnagar area today (July 18). The deceased Zillur Sheikh was a science department student of the Dhaka Imperial College. The matter was

At least four people were killed and over 400 injured today (July 18) during a clash between quota protesters and police in Dhaka’s Uttara.  Mizanur Rahman, the superintendent of Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, confirmed the matter.  Earlier today,

A Dhaka court today (July 18) fixed August 19 for submitting a report in a case filed against the miscreants who attacked police to snatch away two death-row convicts from the court premises in the capital in 2022. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim fixed the date afresh as

A group of quota protesters have vandalised and torched the headquarters of Bangladesh Television (BTV) in capital's Rampura. The incident occurred around 3:00pm today (July 18) amid widespread violence in Dhaka and other parts of the country during the 'complete shutdown'

Two helicopters were seen rescuing at the Canadian University of Bangladesh in Merul Badda to rescue police officers trapped inside. One of the helicopters was seen airlifting several police members. The incident occurred around 3 pm on Thursday. Since the morning, there have been

Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque today (July 18) said the government is ready to discuss the quota reform issue with the agitated students.  He was briefing journalists in the tunnel of the National Parliament. The minister also said if the students

The government today (July 18) said the internet connectivity will be reinstated as soon as the ongoing situation of the country gets well.  State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak made this remark at inauguration ceremony of the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (July 18). According to the BMD's latest bulletin, light

All Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) will be closed today (Thursday) due to the unstable situation amid the nationwide quota reform movement. IVAC issued a press release in this connection. “Next application date will be informed through SMS,” the release added.

The students and job seekers, who have been waging a movement seeking reform in the quota system in government jobs, observing a “complete shutdown” today (July 18) across the country. They asked to close everything except the hospitals and other emergency services. The

A total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country today (July 18) to maintain law and order.  Shariful islam, public relations officer of BGB confirmed the matter.  Earlier today, the central committee of the Anti-Discrimination