quota reform movement

July 31, 2024 6:22 PM

It was like a terrorist attack to topple the govt: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the anarchists had tried to create Sri Lanka type mayhem in the country during the recent quota reform movement and they planned to topple the government. "Actually, they (the anarchists) planned to create Sri Lanka type violence and oust the government," she said when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka. Prime Minister's Press Secretary Md Nayeemul Islam Khan br...

September 16, 2024 4:52 PM

Bangladesh to observe countrywide mourning Tuesday over quota protest deaths

In Bangladesh, the government will observe a day of national mourning on Tuesday (July 30) over deaths of people who were killed in the recent countrywide violence centering the Quota Reform Movement. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting on Monday chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Cabinet secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said this at a briefing later on the day at the secretariat. Everyone will wear black badges and prayers will be offered in mosques and temples, he added. A total of...

July 18, 2024 9:52 AM

Bangladesh: Students and police clash amid ongoing quota reform movement

In Bangladesh, the ongoing Quota Reform Movement became violent Wednesday afternoon when Police fired tear gas and sound grenades at protesting students of Dhaka University who brought out a coffin procession for six persons killed on Tuesday during the protest. Students and teachers of public and private universities have been staging protests demanding quota reforms in government jobs since July 1. Six people were killed and scores were injured on Tuesday as students' protests against the j...