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2 killed in Munshiganj protester-AL clash

Two people were killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between protesters and members of the Awami League and its associated organizations in Munshiganj on Sunday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The clash broke out around 11:00 AM near the Super Market area in the district. Abu Hena Mohammad Jamal, the superintendent ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina holds meeting with university VCs, college principals

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a view-exchange meeting with Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of the public and private universities, college principals and teachers at Ganabhaban on Saturday night. The meeting was held for nearly three hours from 7:30pm to 10:20pm, PM’s Deputy Press Secretray MM Emrul Kayas told BSS. During the meeting, they discussed the overall situation created following the anti-quota movement ...

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Ganabhaban’s doors are open for agitating students : PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the agitating students to sit with her at her official Ganabhaban residence to put an end to violence centering the Quota Reform Movement. “The door of Ganabhaban is open. I want to sit with the agitating students of the movement and listen to them. I want no conflict,” she said. The prime ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina directs to release detained students

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the release of all detained students in Quota Reform Movement. She made the announcement at a meeting held with the leaders of Peshajibi Samannay Parishad (Professional Coordination Council) at Ganabhaban on Saturday.  

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Proposed pension scheme for university-govt institutions cancelled

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled the pension scheme proposed for the employees of the public universities, autonomous and government institutions. The decision came at a meeting with the central leaders of the Professional Coordination Council at Ganabhaban on Saturday, education ministry’s public relation officer MA Khayer confirmed.  

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Students stage demo blocking Dhaka-Rajshahi highway

The students of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) are staging demonstration protesting killing and attack on their peaceful procession. They also demanded the government’s resignation. At about 10am on Saturday, the students of RUET took position in front of the entrance of the university on the Dhaka Rajshahi highway, chanting different slogans against government. Students from different schools ...

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Emergency meeting at Ganabhaban: AL wants to sit with coordinators

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina asked the party leaders to sit with the  coordinators of the Quota Reform Movement to calm the country’s situation. The party’s presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and AFM Bahauddin Nasim have been assigned the responsibility. The ruling Awami League held an emergency meeting at Ganabhaban on Friday night ...

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Demonstration on Saturday, all-out non-cooperation from Sunday

The Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement has announced nationwide demonstration for Saturday (August 3) and indefinite non-cooperation movement from Sunday in protest against killing attacking their peaceful procession. Asif Mahmud and Rifat Rashid, coordinator and assistant coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement, announced the programme through Facebook posts and video messages at 8:00pm on Friday (August 2). They also called upon the ...

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Cop killed in clash with students in Khulna

A police constable was killed and another 25 were injured during clashes between police and protesters in Khulna city on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as constable Suman Gharami. Md Mozammel Haque, Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner, confirmed the matter. Eyewitnesses said the clash started in front of Khulna University (KU) at around 3:00 PM when police tried to disperse ...

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Quota movement: Arrested 42 HSC examinees get bail

A court in Dhaka has granted bail to 42 HSC examinees who were arrested in connection with the cases filed with different police stations in the capital over violence during the quota reform movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashidul Alam granted them bail in seperate orders on Friday. DMP’s prosecution branch’s deputy commissioner Anisur Rahman confirmed it. Earlier, the Ministry of ...

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