Dhaka University Correspondent,
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Published: 06 Mar 2021 01:54 AM BdST
Updated: 06 Mar 2021 01:54 AM BdST
The leftist student organisations have threatened nationwide protests if the government does not come out with its stance within Sunday on their demand to repeal the Digital Security Act. );
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They rallied outside the National Museum in Dhaka’s Shahbagh on Friday where they also demanded justice for writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who died in jail, and release of activists arrested in political cases.
“The government must make clear its position on our demand for the repeal of the Digital Security Act within Sunday. If it doesn’t, our protests will not be limited only to
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Senior Correspondent,
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Published: 27 Feb 2021 06:12 PM BdST
Updated: 27 Feb 2021 07:42 PM BdST
The police have charged seven people with attempted murder in clashes with law enforcers during protests over the prison death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed. );
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The accused in a case registered with Shahbagh Police Station on Friday midnight were sent to court on Saturday as the police sought permission for questioning in their custody, said Inspector Mahbub Alam.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Morshed Al Mamun Bhuiyan denied the remand petition and allowed the police to grill the accused at the jail gates within three days.
The judge also set Mar 3 to hear bail petitions filed by the defence lawyers.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that the death of anyone is not desired and so is not any unrest centering the demise. "No death is desirable. But it is also not desirable to create unrest centering that. On November 3 [1975], four national leaders of the country were brutally killed in jail. There is no such incident in the country now. What can be done if someone
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