DHAKA: A youth has been killed in a reported gunfight with members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police in Dhaka. The incident occurred at Nagdarpar in Khilgaon area of the capital around 3am on Monday (July 20). The deceased was identified as Rajib, 32. Khilgaon police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Farukul Alam confirmed the matter to

<p><strong>Bus owners have decided to stop seating and gate-lock services from the buses operating in Dhaka metropolitan city within the next three days.</strong></p> <p>Enayet Ullah, secretary general of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association made the disclosure at a press conference held at the

<p><strong>Nazrul Islam Mithu and Nurul Islam Hasib have been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka Reporters unity (DRU) respectively for the next one year.</strong></p> <p>Besides, SMA Kalam, senior correspondent of Banglanews has been elected Finance Secretary.</p> <p>Other elected

<p><strong>The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has directed the authority concerned to remove overhead internet and satellite TV cables line connected to 51 buildings over the viaduct and overhead catenary system of the route alignment of MRT-6.</strong></p> <p>DMTCL authority on Thursday (March 29)

<p><strong>High command of Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has dissolved Dhaka South, North, Chattogram, Barishal and central Jubo Dal committees.</strong></p> <p>A notification signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was issued in this regard on Thursday (June 13).</p>

<p><strong>The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (June 21) arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs.</strong></p> <p>Being informed, the DMP&rsquo;s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

<p><strong>Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Jisanul Hauqe has been temporarily suspended from his post in connection to leaking private information regarding former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia.</strong></p> <p>This information has been

<p><strong>A total of three people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka on Friday (June 28).</strong></p> <p>Deceased Rahul and his younger brother Rafi died after a sand-laden truck coming from opposite direction crashed their motorcycle in Kalshi Bridge area, according to family member.</p>

<p><strong>A fire that broke out at Korail slum in Dhaka this noon has been brought under control.</strong></p> <p>Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 12:53pm on Tuesday, said the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.</p> <p>Six units rushed to the spot and tamed the blaze around

<p><strong>Dhaka traffic face disruptions as students of Dhaka College have blocked the Science Laboratory intersection in New Market area to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs.</strong></p> <p>On Sunday around 1:40 pm, students marched from Nilkhet and halted at the Science Laboratory

<p><strong>A pregnant woman was killed and four people injured critically while a pickup and a CNG run auto-rickshaw collided on head at Sutang bridge area under Shayesthaganj upazila here on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at 10 pm last night.</strong></p> <p>The deceased was identified as Mitu Akhter, 24, wife of Swapan

<p><strong>Quota movement coordinators, expecting the government&#39;s final response, said today (July 7) that they would continue the demonstration until 9 pm.</strong></p> <p>The students took positions at various intersections of the capital around 3 pm on Sunday (July 7).</p> <p>Sarjis Alam,

<p><strong>University students from different public institutions have ended their blockades across major parts of the capital for Sunday, and would again enforce the move at 3pm Monday.</strong></p> <p>Nahid Islam, a key figure in the movement against quota reinstatement in government job recruitment, announced

<p><strong>Students demonstrating for reformation of quota system in government job have immobilized Science Lab to Shahbagh intersection of the capital for the second consecutive day.</strong></p> <p>Around 4 pm on Monday, students from Dhaka University blocked the road under the banner of the Anti-Discrimination

<p><strong>Attorney General AM Amin Uddin on Monday said that students protesting the quota system in public service recruitment should be patient and avoid public demonstrations while the Supreme Court discusses the matter.</strong></p> <p>A hearing on a government appeal seeking cancellation of the quota system

<p><strong>Nahid Islam, one of the key organisers of the students&#39; ongoing anti-quota movement, has announced countrywide blockades on Wednesday following a day&rsquo;s pause in the continuous street demonstrations.</strong></p> <p>On Tuesday, there would be no mass demonstration but the protesting

<p><strong>Dwellers in the capital are suffering due to a heavy downpour since this morning (July 12), causing waterlogging in several areas.</strong></p> <p>The rains started in the early morning and continued till 10:45am.</p> <p>Incessant rain since morning has caused waterlogging at Merul Badda,

<p><strong>Anti-quota protesters brought out procession on Dhaka University campus as part of their &lsquo;Bangla Blockade&rsquo; programme enforced against the prevailing 30 percent quota system for freedom fighters&rsquo; family members in government jobs.</strong></p> <p>The students took position at

<p><strong>The quota reform demonstrators will announce their next course of action programme through a press conference to be held tomorrow in coordination with all public and private universities across the country. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The announcement came from a demonstration staged at Shahbagh

<p><strong>A case has been lodged against the anti-quota protesters on allegation of attack on journalists in the capital&rsquo;s Shahbagh area.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The case statement mentioned that journalists were attacked by the protesters with the intention to murder, assault, obstruction, damage, and

<p><strong>Quota reform protesters snapped the police barricade at Gulistan&rsquo;s zero point in the capital and marched towards the President&#39;s residence Bangabhaban.</strong></p> <p>However, the members of the law enforcement agencies tried preventing the students from marching but did not undertake

<p><strong>A 12-member team of students calling for the reform of the quota system in public service went to the Bangabhaban for submitting a memorandum to President Mohammed Shahabuddin.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The team entered the Bangabhaban at around 2:30 pm.</p> <p>The students calling for the

<p><strong>The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (July 15), arrested 28 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs.</strong></p> <p>Being informed, the DMP&rsquo;s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

<p><strong>Students began gathering in front of Raju Sculpture adjacent to Dhaka University&rsquo;s TSC on Monday noon, protesting remarks made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a press conference on Sunday.</strong></p> <p>Students from different educational institutions, including Dhaka University and

<p><strong>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 15) &nbsp;termed the slogan, &quot;Who are you? Who am I? Razakar. Razakar.&quot; chanted by the anti-quota protesters in the government jobs as &quot;very regrettable&quot; saying, &quot;They don&#39;t feel ashamed to call themselves

<p><strong>A clash between anti-quota protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists erupted in front of Bijay Ekattor Hall of Dhaka University on Monday (July 15) afternoon.</strong></p> <p>At this time, BCL men vandalized some motorcycles.</p> <p>The clash broke out after 3 pm later it

<p><strong>After an hour&rsquo;s pause, clashes restarted between anti-quota protesters and BCL activists on the University of Dhaka (DU) campus on Monday.</strong></p> <p>Chase and counter-chases restarted when leaders from the ruling party&rsquo;s student wing allegedly tried to evict the students, who

<p><strong>The Dhaka University (DU) has undertaken five decisions, including the ouster of the outsiders from its residential halls against the backdrop of the confrontational situation over the quota reform issue.</strong></p> <p>Earlier in the day, the Provost Standing Committee of the DU held an emergency

<p><strong>The Anti-quota protest organisers today (July 15) announced to stage demonstrations at all public and private universities across the country to meet their one-point demand.</strong></p> <p>The anti-discrimination student movement called the fresh programme on Tuesday afternoon.</p>

<p><strong>The government, amid anti-quota demonstrations across the country, filed a leave to appeal against the High Court&#39;s verdict upholding the quota in the recruitment of government jobs.</strong></p> <p>The application has been filed in the relevant division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July