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.
DU Correspondent:
Provosts of 11 out of 19 halls at Dhaka University have signed letters of commitment to ban student politics. This action follows a heightened movement by students advocating for quota reform.
The signatures were collected by students after a late-night initiative to remove leaders of the Chhatra League from the residential halls began on Wednesday. In the wake of this move, the rooms of several Chhatra League leaders were vandalized.
The residential halls that have implemented the ban on student politics include Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall, Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, Amar Ekushey Hall, Ruqayyah Hall, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall, Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall, Shamsun Nahar Hall, Bangamata Sheikh F...
BSS:
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said all should pay highest respect to all the freedom fighters (FF) so they can feel proud being freedom fighters, highlighting the supreme sacrifice of the freedom fighters in achieving country's independence.
"We have to show the highest honour to the freedom fighters," she said while handing over Prime Minister's Fellowship (PMF)-2024 at a programme at her office here.
The prime minister said all have to keep in mind that the freedom fighters had brought the country's independence by shedding bloods during the great Liberation War in 1971 at the directive of the F...
Staff Reporter:
Members of the Gono Odhikar Parishad have staged a Ghaibana Janaza (absentia funeral prayer) in a tense standoff at Paltan while facing heavy police presence and tear gas amid ongoing quota movement.
Witnesses reported a large number of participants who remained resolute despite the aggressive police tactics.
They vowed to continue their struggle and announced plans for future demonstrations, calling for broader public support to challenge what they describe as oppressive state measures.
Staff Reporter:
In the wake of the ongoing quota reform movement, clashes between police, Chhatra League members, and general students have resulted in the deaths of six individuals across the country. To honor those killed, protesters announced they will hold symbolic funeral processions (Ghaibana Janaza) and coffin marches nationwide on Wednesday.
The announcement was made by the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
The coordinators stated, "In memory of our fallen brothers who were martyred in today's joint attacks and shootings by the police and Chhatra League, a 'Ghaibana Janaza and Coffin March' will be held at the base of the Raju Sculpture at 2 PM on July 17."
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Staff Reporter:
At least six people were killed, and several hundred injured in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Rangpur on Tuesday as police and Chhatra League members clashed with quota reform activists for the second consecutive day.
Three of the deceased were identified as Abu Sayeed (22), an English Department student at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR); Wasim Akram, a Social Science student at Chittagong College; and Faruq, a pedestrian. The identities of the other three victims could not be confirmed at the time of reporting.
Abu Sayeed faced police during a confrontation in the Lalbagh area of Rangpur around 2 PM, as officers fired rubber bullets. He was later taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital under police guard, where he was pronounced dead upon ...
