A clash erupted between police and students of Brac University in the Badda area of Dhaka on Thursday (July 18, 2024) when the students gathered there as part of the ‘complete shutdown’ programme.  The situation turned worse as police fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the students in the morning in front of the university campus. Witnesses said the university students started coming to the campus in the morning and took to the streets. ‘Complete Shutdown’: Protestors, police clash in Dhaka’s Uttara; police box and 2 buses vandalized As police chased them they went up to the gate of BRAC University. They came back together again and chased the policemen, triggering a clash. The students chased the policemen to Badda U-loop. However, additional police were deployed in the area to control the situation.   Deputy Officer-in-Charge Abdul Haq Abbasi of Badda Police Station confirmed the clash, stating that one police officer was injured and is receiving medical treatment. Students allege that police entered their campus and lobbed tear gas and sound grenades, resulting in several injuries, though the exact number is unknown. Shutdown cripples capital city amid clashes between police and protesters Apart from Brac University students, students from several nearby colleges and North South University also gathered, engaging in clashes with police. A tense situation has been prevailing with fears of further confrontations.

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a man and his son in the capital’s Badda area on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin, 70, a retired school teacher aad his son Rakib Hossain, 30, an electrician, hailing from Narayanganj’s Araihajar upazila. They used to live in a house near Beraid Jele Para of Badda Police Station. 2-month-long ban on fishing in Padma-Meghna sanctuary starts March 1 Badda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Yasin Gazi on Thursday said Rakib was supposed to go to a wedding ceremony yesterday, but he did not go and his classmate one Harun went to his house at 8:15 pm. Seeing the door of the house closed, Harun and his other classmates broke open the door only to find them hanging from the ceiling, said the OC quoting relatives. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said. Man gets life term for raping university student in Khulna Initially, it was known from the locals that both father and son often got involved in disputes over small issues, the OC added. Legal action will be taken in this regard, OC Yasin said.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified female in a wheelchair in the capital's Badda area.  The identity of the 55-year old female could not be known till Tuesday evening, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Saiful Islam of Badda Police Station.  The body was found with her head tilted down in the wheelchair on the street in front of house no- 49, Road 11, Merul Badda DIT Project,  on Monday evening, he said. READ:  Man dies falling off ladder in Dhaka   After the legal process, the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Morgue for autopsy on Tuesday morning.   The body has been wearing  a black and white printed dress (maxi) and marks of old wounds were found in different parts of her body. READ:  Dhaka, Delhi eye unique relationship resolving pending issues   It was learned that she used to beg sitting in the wheelchair. The exact cause of death would be known after the autopsy, SI Saiful added. 

Street hawkers have occupied footpaths in different areas of the capital city ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Seven firefighting units doused the fire that broke out at a foam factory in North Badda on Friday night.