Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorised the use of lethal force against student-led protests in Bangladesh last year, according to a verified audio recording of a phone call revealed by BBC Eye.

The ongoing Bangla Blockade paused for a day as students leading the quota reform movement prepared for their next round of protests.

For the second consecutive day, the Bangla Blockade grips the capital, with thousands of students and jobseekers bringing traffic to a standstill at key intersections across Dhaka.

The July Movement in Bangladesh fused protest with digital defiance, using social media to bypass media silence, mobilize voices, and challenge power. It reshaped activism, highlighting social media’s role in truth, trauma, and transformation.

Defying the rain, they sat on the streets, waving banners and shouting slogans

Students of the madrasa and some locals in the area caught the student, beat him up and cut off his hair

Defying rain, warnings, exhaustion, anti-quota protests gained momentum

The hearing on charge framing against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two top aides began yesterday in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will give a virtual speech today at a programme organised to mark the anniversary of July-August mass uprising

The programme formally began at around 10:30am

The July fighters of the student-people uprising will get an allowance from next month, said Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-e-Azam.

When I think of July, I remember the silence. Not the kind that settles over a nation out of respect, but the kind that suffocates.

The core problem lies in the performative risk of broadcasting.

To begin with, the origins of the July uprising have been widely misunderstood, both by foreign observers and Dhaka’s own elite commentariat.

The funds will go towards allowances, medical care, grants, and rehabilitation.

The tax-free income limit for war-wounded freedom fighters has been increased to Tk 525,000 from FY27 from Tk 500,000 at present.

By invoking the idea of a new political settlement, the NCP has generated high expectations.

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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took cognisance of charges against eight police officers for crimes against humanity, marking a significant step forward in the trial process over offences committed during last year’s July uprising.

Bangladesh’s role in regional peace must go beyond ceremonial diplomacy.