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Protesters injured as Bangladesh police fire tear gas on students
Beware the Unintended Consequences of the School Safety Movement (Opinion)
HC quashes ICT Act case filed against Shahidul Alam
Student leaders from the road safety movement are no longer talking about road safety
‘We Are Dreaming of Justice.’ Bangladeshi Students Demand Change After Traffic Deaths
Bangladesh sees record road fatalities in 2025
Analysis | Schoolchildren in Bangladesh shut down the capital’s roads. Here’s the extraordinary story.
Bangladesh protests: How a traffic accident stopped a city of 18 million
Unrest in Bangladesh as student road safety protests turn violent
Protesters injured as Bangladesh police fire tear gas on students
Police again fire tear gas at students as government cuts internet access amid escalating demonstrations. Dhaka student protests -...
Beware the Unintended Consequences of the School Safety Movement (Opinion)
Research suggests that what keeps schools safe is not teachers carrying guns or young people being placed in seclusion, but instead learning environments.
HC quashes ICT Act case filed against Shahidul Alam
The case dates back to 2018, filed during the road safety movement.
Student leaders from the road safety movement are no longer talking about road safety
In 2018, the Awami League government faced a major movement for the first time. This movement demanded safer roads. School and college students led the...
‘We Are Dreaming of Justice.’ Bangladeshi Students Demand Change After Traffic Deaths
What began as a road safety protest quickly coalesced into a wider movement against incompetent governance and corruption.
Bangladesh sees record road fatalities in 2025
The grim milestone was reached under the interim government that took office after the 2024 July Uprising — an upheaval analysts trace to...
Analysis | Schoolchildren in Bangladesh shut down the capital’s roads. Here’s the extraordinary story.
The student protests suggest that the next generation of voters is more concerned with good policies and public services — and safer roads.
Bangladesh protests: How a traffic accident stopped a city of 18 million
Two children were killed by a speeding bus, prompting mass student-led protests in Bangladesh.
Unrest in Bangladesh as student road safety protests turn violent
PM Sheikh Hasina warns of risk as activists and police clash in row over Dhaka road deaths.
Bangladesh struggles to contain mass road-safety protests
Bangladesh has promised to apply the death penalty to people involved in some traffic accidents as it struggles to contain mass student-led protests for better...
Road Safety Movement (2018)
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Nationwide student protests triggered by the deaths of students in road accidents high-school and university students (notably from Dhaka-area institutions) demanded stricter traffic law enforcement and safer roads. The protests were organized largely via social media and campus mobilization.