A suspected attempt to smuggle yaba using a private car bearing a Ministry of Home Affairs sticker has been foiled in Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu, with three people arrested by the Department of Narcotics Control. During the operation, 6,000 yaba tablets were recovered from a concealed compartment inside the vehicle’s dashboard. The incident has drawn public […]

The second day of the ‘Long March to the Education Ministry’ saw divisions emerge among student groups in Dhaka as disagreements over entering the Secretariat led to confusion within the protest. The programme, organised to demand the resignation of the Education Minister, was also overshadowed by allegations of unruly behaviour towards journalists, including claims that […]

A case involving allegations of physical abuse of a child student at Farmpara Government Primary School in Chuadanga has taken a new turn, with a lawsuit filed against the school’s headteacher, Kaberi Karim. The incident has now developed into a legal dispute between two sides, as an earlier case filed by the headteacher had named […]

Six representatives of the student movement entered Bangladesh’s Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon to hold discussions with government officials, shifting the focus of the ongoing protests towards a six-point set of education-related demands while temporarily setting aside the earlier call for the Education Minister’s resignation. The delegation left the area in front of the Directorate of […]