Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoled the family members of the deceased persons killed in the mayhem by BNP-Jamaat terrorists, taking advantage of the recent quota reform movement, as they met her at her official residence, Ganabhaban on Sunday.
Family members of deceased Abu Sayeed, an English Department student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) along with 33 other families, came to the premier's official residence as Sheikh Hasina handed over saving certificates and cash to them as assistance.
All of the deceased persons’ family members burst into weeping after seeing the prime minister, reports BSS.
While members of the deceased persons’ families, one by one, went to Sheikh Hasina, they broke down with tears.
The premier also failed to hold her emotion, and tear...
DB chief Harun-or-Rashid assured the families of the detained quota reform movement coordinators that their loved ones are safe and under protection in a press conference held on Sunday.
Harun emphasized that the coordinators were taken into custody for their own safety, urging their families not to worry. This statement comes after three coordinators were brought to the DB office on Friday, with two more following on Saturday evening.
When asked about this, Harun said, “It is our responsibility to apprehend those who have caused destruction, set fire to various establishments, and those Jamaat-Shibir miscreants involved.”
He emphasized, “If someone feels unsafe and expresses that they could be harmed at any moment, it is our moral duty to bring them to safety. Questions may ar...
City Desk:
Three-day mobile data packs are set to be reintroduced in a move that could significantly impact mobile data usage across the country as indicated by State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak. The announcement came during a meeting held today with mobile operators and other stakeholders.
Sources present at the meeting disclosed that one-day data packages are also under consideration for reintroduction, according to media reports. This potential policy shift follows the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission's (BTRC) directive from September last year, which required mobile operators to reduce their data package offerings from 95 to 40 and set a minimum duration of seven days for any data ...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination scheduled for Thursday (July 18) has been postponed due to ongoing quota movement.
The exams will continue as usual on July 21, said Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar on Tuesday (July 16).
On June 30, this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began across the country.
The total number of nine general education boards, madrasa and technical boards is 14, 50,790 this year.
Of them, 7, 50,281 are male examinees and 7,00,509 are female students.
Meanwhile, the education ministry has announced that all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions as well as the polytechnic institutes will remain closed until further notice,.
Police and students clashed violently at the Dhaka University campus and Barishal on Wednesday, as demands for reform of the government job quota system intensified. In Dhaka, the conflict erupted at approximately 4:15 PM in front of Ruqayyah Hall and in Barishal clash erupted in front of Hatem Ali College and in the Natullabad Bus Terminal area.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to deliver a speech to the nation this evening, Wednesday, July 17th, at 7:30 PM. The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed this schedule.
AKM Shakhawat Mun, the Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, informed the media about this planned address. In light of the recent movements demanding quota reforms, it is expected that the Prime Minister will discuss the overall situation of the country in her speech.
The address will be broadcast live on Bangladesh Television and other national broadcast media outlets.
