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Students’ agitation: Congress MLA sits on hunger strike at protest site

June 20, 2025 11:36 am

An FIR filed on the complaint of Dipanshu, a first-year BSc student, alleges that at least eight students sustained injuries after being attacked with sticks by university staff and guards.

How a student protest in Haryana has Opposition on the offensive, BJP in damage-control mode

June 17, 2025 6:04 pm

Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University assistant professor arrested, seven booked after assault on protesting students; Opposition backs protesters demanding V-C’s resignation

Delhi HC sets aside disciplinary action against JNU student who protested against hostel raids in 2017

May 17, 2025 11:06 am

Aditi Chatterjee had participated in “democratic and peaceful protests” against intrusive hostel raids by the university authorities.

Amid Panjab University protests, female students raise alarm over campus safety

April 16, 2025 10:08 am

Cite poor lighting, unmanned gates, and lack of accountability; demand resignations of top officials, urgent security reforms

Ambedkarite student organisations protest at SPPU

December 20, 2024 7:37 am

The protest was spearheaded by groups such as the University Student Struggle Action Committee, Republican Bahujan Student Council, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Postgraduate Student Association, Dalit Panther, and the National Students Congress.

Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan resigns following fresh student protests

August 10, 2024 7:46 pm

Hassan's decision comes after student protestors marched towards the apex court demanding a revamp of the judiciary, warning him of "dire consequences" if he did not resign.

Coaching Centre Deaths: Kin of deceased aspirants join students as protest enters Day 9

August 06, 2024 7:35 am

Among the protesters was Anandan Krishnan, 29, an aspirant who had come all the way from Thiruvananthapuram.

From longest-serving PM of Bangladesh to fleeing the country: The rise and fall of Sheikh Hasina

August 05, 2024 5:22 pm

Despite being at the helm of power for so long, Hasina’s opponents have constantly accused her of growing increasingly autocratic and called her a threat to the country’s democracy.

Tension rises in Bangladesh as student leaders reject PM Hasina's call for dialogue

August 03, 2024 6:02 pm

PM Hasina's call came a day after new protests erupted on Friday, leaving two people dead and more than 100 injured as over 2,000 protesters gathered in parts of the capital, some shouting “down with the autocrat” and demanding justice for victims.

Two killed in fresh Bangladesh protests, pressure mounts on government

August 02, 2024 10:54 pm

Over 2,000 protesters gathered in Dhaka, rallying against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. Some chanted “down with the autocrat”, while others marched with chants of "we want justice" and waved anti-government banners

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Bangladesh shuts universities as protests over job quota turn violent

July 18, 2024 6:34 pm

Bangladesh grapples with widespread protests and violence over the government's quota system for jobs, leading to the indefinite shutdown of all universities and at least six deaths.

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