The High Court will not hear the writ petition seeking the release of six quota protest coordinators from DB custody and to prevent law enforcement agencies from shooting at demonstrators on Thursday, as a judge of the bench is on leave. The judge was sick and on leave on Wednesday as

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams have been postponed till August 10. Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar, chairman of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and also of the Dhaka Education Board confirmed the information on Thursday morning. Following the

At least 35 students were detained from Khulna city’s Royal and Moilapotha intersections during their attempt to organize a procession in support of the ‘March for Justice’ programme to press home their nine-point demand.  In this incident, at least 20 people

The government will reopen primary schools on Sunday (August 4) on a limited scale after a long break, following the evolving situation due to the student movement over quota reform issues. However, the schools in 12 city corporations across the country and Narsingdi municipality will

Students have been protesting taking positions at the Doyel Chattar of Dhaka University and in front of the High Court mazar gate. A large number of police members were also seen at the High Court mazar gate Wednesday. The students and teachers tried to gather at the High Court

Educational institutions across the country will reopen in phases, Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury said on Tuesday. “We want to open educational institutions step by step considering public safety and risk,” he said at a press conference after a meeting at the

The Minister of Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury today (July 29) said it’s not the right time to resume activities in the educational institutions, which were closed centering students movement for quota reformation.  He made the remark to journalists after a question

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities urged all concerned including the law enforcement agencies to ensure that no harassment takes place on any of their innocent student, said a DU release today (July 29). The university made the call amid different media reports that action is being

A Dhaka court on Sunday (July 28) cancelled the remand of Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz, 17, an eleventh-grader of Dhaka College, in a case filed with Jatrabari police station, accusing him of killing a cop during the quota protest on July 24. Earlier on Saturday, the court placed Faiyaz on a

Two students, Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mughdha from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and Farhan Faiyaz from Dhaka Residential Model School and College were killed last week under suspicious circumstances amid the ongoing quota reform protests.  Authorities suspect that

A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday. Last week's violence killed at least 205 people, according to an AFP count of police and

Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof ASM Maksud Kamal has said the academic activities of the university will resume after the complete renovation of at least 300 classrooms those were damaged during the recent student movement over the quota issue.  Maksud Kamal said this

A Dhaka court has ordered fresh probe in the case lodged against two former teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College for allegedly instigating one of their students Aritri Adhikary to commit suicide. Today was fixed for pronouncing judgment in the case lodged against then acting

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams have been postponed till August 1. Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee’s Chairman Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar told on Thursday (July 25) afternoon. Earlier, this morning the Higher Secondary

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of July 21, 23, and 25 will now be held after August 11, as per government decision. The decision has been taken considering students’ safety amid nationwide violence occurred centering quota reform movement.

The government has suspended the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations, scheduled for 21, 23, and 25 July, under all education boards due to the worsening law and order situation in the country. Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee made

The agitated students have said they are not interested in holding a talk with the government to resolve the quota issue after the bloodstained incidents. They said: “We will not hold any dialogue after the bloodstained incidents.” Earlier, Law, Justice, and

The students of Brac University were attacked by police while staging demonstrations and chanting slogans in front of their campus in the Merul Badda area of Dhaka. Many students were injured as police beat them. At one stage, students entered the Brac University campus and police

Sporadic clashes between police and students over the quota reform movement turned Dhaka's Shanir Akhra into a battleground on Wednesday night. During the violence, at least six individuals, including a man and his young son, were shot and injured. The injured– Babu Mia,

Quota protesters have announced a nationwide 'complete shutdown' for Thursday demanding justice for the victims of the recent attacks on them and reform of the existing quota system in the government job. Asif Mahmud, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination