Staff Reporter:
Police dispersed students who had gathered at ECB Chattar in Mirpur on Monday noon to protest the recent deaths during student movements and to demand the release of individuals arrested by law enforcement agencies.
The students began their demonstration around 12 PM. However, by 12:30 PM, police had moved in to disperse the crowd, according to reports from the scene.
Following the dispersal, the protesters regrouped in different alleys in the area. Additionally, police obstructed another group of protesters at Mirpur-10 as they attempted to bring out a procession around 12:30 PM.
Security forces, including members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, and army, have taken positions at various strategic points to maintain order.
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Desk Report:
Teachers from various universities across Bangladesh, united under the banner of the ‘Anti-Repression Teachers Rally,’ have called for an immediate end to the harassment of students and the practice of "mass arrests." They also demanded the release of detained students.
Expressing their solidarity with ongoing student protests, the University Teachers Network organized a rally at the base of Aparajeyo Bangla on the Dhaka University campus, reports UNB. The rally commenced with a minute of silence in memory of students who lost their lives in the recent quota reform movement. The teachers urged that the incidents of violence and deaths be termed the “July Massacre.”
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Saeed Ferdous, Professor of Anthropology at Jahangirna...
Fifty five (55) officers have been transferred in a significant reshuffle among senior ranks of the police force. This development was announced in four separate notifications issued by the Police-1 branch of the Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday.
The notifications were signed by Deputy Secretary Md. Mahabur Rahman Sheikh, under the directives of the President.
According to one of the notifications, two officers in the position of Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) have been transferred. Another notification reported the transfer of five officers holding the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG).
Moreover, 32 officers of Superintendent of Police (SP) rank have been transferred as per one notification, and another 16 offi...
Staff Reporter:
The court has granted a 5-day remand for BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, and Ganadakshar Parishad President and former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur, along with 8 others, in connection with the clashes surrounding the quota reform movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Moinul Islam granted the remand on Sunday (28 July) in a case filed at Pallabi police station regarding the fire incident on the metro rail.
The others taken on remand include BNP's Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Dhaka North Member Secretary Aminul Haque, MA Salam, Kazi Sayeedul Alam Babul, and Mahmudus Salehin.
Earlier, the intelligence police presented them in court, seeking a 10-day remand. Several...
Staff Reporter:
BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has been remanded for seven days in connection with the attack, vandalism, and arson at the Bangladesh Television (BTV) building during the quota reform movement.
The remand was granted today by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shanta Akter following a hearing. Prior to this, the investigating officer of the case presented Annie in court, seeking a 10-day remand. The incident occurred on 18 July when the BTV office in Rampura was attacked. Following the incident, BTV Dhaka Centre General Manager Mahfuza Akter filed a case at Rampura police station the next day.
Annie was subsequently arrested last Thursday evening from the Elephant Road area in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) has detained former BRAC University lecturer Asif Mahtab and Nusrat Tabassum, another coordinator of the quota reform movement. The announcement was made by Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, the Additional Commissioner and Head of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, in a press conference at the Minto Road DB office on Sunday, July 28.
Harun-or-Rashid stated that Nusrat, Asif, and three other individuals were brought into DB custody for security reasons, and assured their families that there is no cause for concern.
According to reports, Nusrat Tabassum was taken by detectives from a relative's house in the Rupnagar residential area of Mirpur early on Sunday morning, while Asif Mahtab was picked up from his Uttara residence around 1 a...
