Indian farmers are planning to escalate their protests from Wednesday by entering the capital New Delhi by bus and train, and increasing their numbers at border points that are currently blocked by tractors. Thousands of farmers began the "Delhi Chalo" (Let's go to Delhi) march last month but were stopped by
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Death of Nadia: Traffic halted for an hour by protests on Airport Road
Vehicular movement on Airport Road remained suspended for one hour on Monday as protestors blocked the road following the death of a university student in a road crash. Azizul Haque, officer-in-charge of Airport Police Station, said the students of Northern University took to the street around 1:05 pm to press
Israelis press on with protests against new government
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, measures that opponents say imperil the country's democratic fundamentals.Israeli media, citing police, said some 100,000 people were out protesting.The protest followed another demonstration
Revoke power price hike or face protests: BNP
BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu on Friday warned that their party will take to the streets together with people if the government does not cancel its decision to hike power price."The price of electricity has been increased again. It's an anti-people decision of the government. We'll protest against this on
Rohingya in no-man’s land seek UN protection
A Rohingya community taking refuge in a strip of land along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier has called on the United Nations to ensure their safety amid a recent string of violent incidents near the border. On Monday, residents of the Konapara camp, situated in no-man's land along the Tumbru border in Bandarban's
Women demanding justice & peace in the streets of Myanmar
This will be the second International Women’s Day since the brutal coup erupted in Myanmar – and women remain fiercely in the lead in demanding justice and peace in the streets and behind closed doors. Last February, the coup threw Myanmar into further chaos and violence. The military used excessive force,
RUB students on hunger strike demanding termination of accused teacher
Protesting students of Rabindra University Bangladesh went into an indefinite hunger strike from Friday night as the syndicate committee didn't permanently suspend the teacher who forcefully cut the hair of 14 students. Nazmul Hasan Papon, spokesperson for the students told journalists on Saturday that the probe committee had submitted the report
Protesting communal attacks: Hindus issue 24hrs ultimatum
Thousands of protesters on Monday blocked traffic at Shahbagh intersection for sveral hours to denounce the recent violence against minority Hindus in different parts of the country. Joined by Dhaka University students the protesters from the Hindu community threatened to continue the blockade indefinitely. However, around 2pm, they called off the sit-in
Tree felling at DU triggers student protests
Dhaka University students on Thursday staged protests as its authorities cut down an old Krishnachura and two other trees on the campus. Some students brought out a procession carrying the pieces of the chopped down trees to exhibit their anger. A group of Dhaka University students planted some new Krishnachura plants at
Migrant workers protest flight cancellation at Dhaka airport
Over 200 Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers staged a protest inside Dhaka airport early on Saturday morning after Biman Bangladesh cancelled a scheduled special flight to Riyadh at last minute. The special flight to Riyadh was scheduled to take off around 6.15 am, with some 201 passengers, said Tahera Khandaker, DGM (Public