BUET-led students clashed with police after diverting a march to the Chief Advisor’s Jamuna residence. Injuries were reported as authorities weighed a response to the movement’s nine demands.
Cultural, rights and political groups condemn shoe-throw imagery and a crowd outside freedom fighter Fazlur Rahman’s home, urging protection and legal action against intimidation.
About 700 fugitives remain free after the 2024 prison assaults, even as the interim regime jails students, workers, and Awami League supporters under the sweeping “July Case.”
Engineering students blocked Shahbagh to demand competitive Grade-9 entry, open Grade-10 exams, and enforcement of title and accreditation rules; police reported severe congestion.
A woman was killed inside Dhaka’s Kamalapur station late Monday; police detained her boyfriend and ordered an autopsy, renewing questions about security at Bangladesh’s busiest rail hub.