Student protest

Students of different institutions block Shahbagh intersection for the third day in a row demanding the reinstatement of the 2018 circular cancelling quotas in recruitment in government jobs on 4 July 2024. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
In Focus

In photos: Students continue protest against quota reinstatement in govt jobs for 4th day

The High Court on 5 June termed cancelling the freedom fighter quota in first and second-class government jobs as illegal

The students marched through the university and ended at the Dhaka-Aricha highway, where they blocked the road for 10 minutes from 11:57am to 12:07pm, causing significant traffic congestion. Photos: Collected
Bangladesh

Students block Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding quota abolition

Students protest against the alleged irregularities in NEET UG 2024 results and demand re-examination, in Prayagraj on Saturday (16 June). Photo: Hindustan Times
South Asia

What is NEET UG result 2024 controversy? Why are students protesting?

JU students held a protest rally and staged a symbolic blockade on the Dhaka-Aricha highway today (6 June). Photos: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Public university students protest against restoration of freedom fighter quota

Students and employees of the University of Amsterdam take part in a march against the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and the University leadership after police broke up a student protest camp overnight, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Europe

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Amsterdam university overnight, local media report

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nate Swanson
Features

In the shadow of injustice, legacy of student protest is reborn 

Protesters gather in support of Palestinians in Gaza at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Swanson
USA

Violence flares at UCLA as police end protests at New York's Columbia

Police square off with protesters at Northeastern University in Boston. Photo: BBC via Getty Images
USA

Crackdown or compromise? A tale of two US campus protests

Police stand guard near an encampment of protesters supporting Palestinians on the grounds of Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
USA

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian students take down their encampment after reaching a deal with Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on April 30. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images
USA

Brown University agrees to consider divestment from Israel following protests

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

PM Hasina blasts US for police action against students protesting Israeli genocide in Palestine

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nate Swanson
USA

As the Gaza War protest spreads, hundreds of university students have been arrested

Columbia students remain on campus despite arrests, eviction from school housing and suspensions. And the protests have spread beyond Columbia. Photo: Reuters
USA

For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson