Bangladesh

A military helicopter took off from Bangabhaban with Sheikh Hasina at 2:30 on Monday. At that time, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana was with her. Related sources said that they left for West Bengal in India by helicopter. Meanwhile, news agency AFP reported that Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana have gone to a safe place from Ganabhaban. ...

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in various parts of the capital on Monday. People brought out processions from Jatrabari, Central Shaheed Minar, Badda,  Uttara, Rampura, Mirpur and march towards Shahbagh around 1:30pm on Monday. Besides, thousands of protesters gathered at Shahbagh intersection defying curfew and police barricade. People are coming there from different places. Earlier in the ...

The ‘Long March to Dhaka’ program of Anti-discrimination Student Movement is going on. On the other hand, curfew is ongoing across the country. Meanwhile, it was reported that 10 people have been killed in the clash between police and the protestors in the capital. More than hundred of people were injured in these incidents. The injured have been taken to ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop. He said scores more protesters were killed over the weekend. At least 13 police officers were also killed when a police station was attacked in Sirajganj district, he mentioned, reports UNB. With a mass march on Dhaka planned for today, Turk said he ...

At least 81 people including policemen were killed in clashes amongst protesters, law-enforcers and members of ruling party-backed organisations in 17 districts of Bangladesh on Sunday. Of them, six were killed in Dhaka city and district, 22 including 13 policemen at Enayetpur  in Sirajganj, six each in Feni and Narsingdi, four each in Magura, Lakshimipur and Rangpur, three each in ...

As of 4pm on Sunday, at least 32 individuals were killed in various districts across the country in a series of clashes between protesting students, Awami League activists and police amidst the ongoing ‘All-out non-cooperation’ called by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The anti-discrimination student movement has intensified its protests, with increasing numbers of casualties reported from different parts of the ...

Rejecting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for talks to resolve the ongoing stalemate, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced an all-out non-cooperation movement starting on Sunday, demanding the government’s resignation. Since the morning, protesters have clashed with police and ruling party supporters in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and various parts of the country, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people. ...

The High Court on Sunday dismissed the writ petition seeking directives to stop firing on protesters. The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order after hearing the petition. The High Court said all citizens have the right to participate in peaceful assemblies and emphasised that the police must follow legal directives. ...

A local Awami League office was set on fire during a clash erupted between Awami League men and protesters in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila on Sunday morning. Eyewitnesses said that the clash started around 11:00 AM when AL men tried to stop a procession of the protesters on the Dhaka-Kishoreganj Highway. The clash continued for around an hour. Sazib Mia, duty ...

The demonstrators have gathered at Shahbagh intersection in the capital demanding their one-point as part of non-cooperation movement. Around 11am, the protesters, equipped with bamboo sticks, chased the Awami League leaders and activists who tried to take position there. After that, they took shelter inside Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and started throwing brickbats to the protesters from there. ...