Six coordinators of the quota reform movement have been released today (Aug 1) from the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police.  They left the DB office in a black car at around 1:30pm. Badrul Islam, the father of one of the coordinators Nahid Islam, confirmed the

Short-distance train services resumed today (August 1), 14 days after the passenger train service was suspended on July 18 due to nationwide unrest over the quota reform movement. The trains started running from Dhaka railway station to various destinations in the country around 7 am.

Maldivian authorities say they plan to arrest and deport Bangladeshi nationals involved in organizing a peaceful protest in the southern atoll of G.Dh. Thinadhoo. The July 25 protest was held, like many others across the region, after a recent crackdown by security forces on student

Chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Harun Or Rashid has been removed from his post. A notification in this regard has been issued on Wednesday (July 31). According to notification, Harun has been appointed as DMP’s additional commissioner for

The European Union (EU) has postponed talks with the Bangladesh government, scheduled in September, to sign a new cooperation and foreign assistance deal amid growing concerns over the recent violence, diplomatic sources confirmed on Wednesday. Sources said no new date has been fixed

The number of Bangladeshi tourists visiting India has dropped to 70%, due to the mass movement by the students that started on July 8, demanding quota reform in government jobs, according to locals in India’s Petrapole border. They said the decrease in Bangladeshi tourists

Two people were killed after being crushed by a bus in Mymensingh's Tarakanda on Wednesday (July 31). The accident happened around 7 am at Kakni Bazar on the Phulpur-Mymensingh road. The dead were Sohel Mia, 28, son of late Abdur Rashid of Nalchapra area of the upazila, and

The Judicial Inquiry Commission will investigate all incidents related to the quota reform movement across the country from 16 July to 17 July. The Cabinet Division issued a revised order on 29 July, amending the previous directive. The updated order was made public on Wednesday.

Matiur Rahman, commissioner of the Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the Finance Ministry, has been granted an early retirement. The decision came after an application filed by Matiur for an early retirement, reads a circular of the IRD published on Wednesday. It is said in the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places in four divisions in the next 24 hours from 9am today (July 31). According to the BMD bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to

The hearing on the writ petition seeking directives to prevent law enforcement from shooting at quota reform protesters and to release six coordinators from Detective Branch (DB) custody will not take place today. The session was postponed due to the illness of junior judge SM Masud

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially inaugurated the National Fisheries Week-2024 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital today (July 31) around 10:30am.  22 individuals-institutions have been awarded National Fisheries Medals, 2024 - including 6 gold, 8

All offices will run according to the regular schedule from today, 10 days after a curfew was imposed following widespread violence during the quota reform movement. The countrywide curfew was imposed on 19 July at midnight, and members of the armed forces were deployed following the

The government has decided to relax the ongoing curfew for 13 hours for four days starting Wednesday (July 31). The curfew will remain in force from 8pm to 7am till Saturday. The decision will be effective for four districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, and Narsingdi. In other

Short-distance train services will resume on Thursday on a limited scale under a relaxed curfew. The decision was made at a meeting on Tuesday at the Bangladesh Railway Building. However, no decision was made on the intercity train services. Rail Minister Md Zillul Hakim presided

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 30) visited Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (ShSMCH) to see the injured of the recent nationwide mayhem. The Premier arrived at the hospital in Dhaka at 5:00pm.  At this time she inquired about the victims attacked during the

The government has decided to relaxe the ongoing curfew from 7am to 8pm for the next four days (Wednesday to Saturday) in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Narsingdi and Gazipur. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came up with the announcement on Tuesday (July 30). The process of banning

Several ministers, state ministers and heads of the law enforcement agencies are holding an emergency meeting over contemporary issues including the banning of Jamaat-Shibir politics at the conference room of the Home Ministry in Dhaka on Tuesday. The meeting will also discuss other

A group of eminent citizens has issued a 24-hour ultimatum for the unconditional release of six coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement currently in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. If the coordinators are not released, the civil

The police halted the march programme organized by various cultural and social organizations protesting the killing of students and mobs centering the quota reform movement. On Tuesday (July 30) around 3:30 pm, the police stopped the procession from Zero Point (GPO Junction) in the