Three left-leaning organisations -- Left Democratic Alliance, Bangladesh Jashod and Anti-Fascism Left Alliance -- in a joint-statement today demanded that the repression and nationwide crackdown against protesters and opposition parties be stopped, and the curfew be lifted immediately

Education Minister Mohiubul Hassan Chowdhoury visited the house of deceased Bangladesh University of Professionals students Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho today and said all kinds of assistance will be provided to the family members

Demand quota protest organisers, announce fresh programmes

Say their families, hospital staffers

Four more people, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota protests, died at different hospitals in Dhaka between today and yesterday

Shujan calls for commission to probe each death

Amnesty International today urged the Bangladesh government and its agencies to respect the right to protest, end violent crackdown on protesters and immediately lift all communication restrictions

Two more people, who suffered bullet wounds during the recent clashes centring the quota reform movement, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital today

The quota reform protesters are likely to announce fresh programmes tomorrow as the 48-hour ultimatum to fulfil their four-point demand ends tomorrow.

During a hearing before the Supreme Court on Sunday, the government will appeal to the court to keep 80 percent government jobs based on merit and rest on different quotas

Victims include students and journalist; more than 2,500 injured

A vehicle of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was set on fire at Hatijheel in the capital.

Several scheduled programmes, which were supposed to be attended by ministers, have been postponed following the countrywide shutdown called by quota protesters and the violence that followed

The police's attack on Abu Sayed was reckless and unprovoked, said Amnesty International in a statement today

A student of Dhaka Residential Model College was killed during a clash between quota protestors and police along with Jubo league men in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area today

Leaders and activists of different associate bodies of ruling Awami League strengthened their position at several entry points outside the Dhaka University campus

Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCPCP) has strongly condemned the attacks on quota protesters at various educational institutions

All acts of violence and use of force, especially resulting in the loss of lives, must be investigated and perpetrators should be held accountable, said UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk

The ongoing quota reform movement that turned violent with the deaths of six people, including three students, and several hundreds injured in clashes, has grabbed the attention of international media

One of the victims of quota protest violence in Dhaka who was found in a bleeding state in front of Dhaka College in the afternoon has been identified