Women all over the country are protesting against gendered curfew hostel timings – and winning.
Tag: student protests
#NotMyVC: Why We, the Students of HNLU, Want Our Vice Chancellor to Resign
We sit on an indefinite protest against corruption, arbitrary decision-making, protectors of sexual predators, against our vice chancellor and his lackeys.
How Speeding Bus Drivers Sparked a Student Insurrection in Dhaka
Young people raised their voices in the streets and online – but a government crackdown seeks to silence them.
As Protests Enter Second Week, Hidayatullah National Law University Students Refuse to Back Down
The students primary demands include removal of curfew, financial transparency and strict action on sexual harassment allegations.
Same Sky: A Female HLNU Student Imagines Life Without a Curfew
My life is no longer a Cinderella story, I don't have to run away again and leave behind a token of my freedom.
We, the Students of Hidayatullah National Law University, Are Fighting For Basic Rights
Our founding fathers would be proud of us for standing by the principles of non-violence and civil disobedience, it is a shame that our administration is not.
How Students Are Trying to Change How Hidayatullah National Law University Works
The student body has long suffered at the hands of an inefficient and corrupt administration, be it in the form of making arbitrary academic rules, or counts of misplaced …
Hidayatullah National Law University’s Students are Rising Up Against Years of Faculty Oppression
The university's students refuse to back down until the administration gives them written assurance that it will implement the protestors' demands.
In Dhaka, School Students Are Taking Law and Order Into Their Own Hands
After a road accident that killed two students, Dhaka's teens have taken over the city's streets to check drivers' licences and impose traffic law to take on governmental apathy.
Jamia Protest Organiser Says Only Hindus Who Raise Issues are Targeted
Jamia protest organiser responds to those who call his claims 'bogus', says only those Hindu students who speak up on important issues are intimidated.