Asiful Islam Rifat

A cross-party Parliamentary Caucus on Disability Rights is set to be formed with lawmakers from four political parties, creating a dedicated platform in the 13th National Parliament to push disability-inclusive legislation and budgets, scrutinise government commitments and strengthen the political representation of persons with disabilities.

Students of Jahangirnagar University’s (JU) Rabindranath Tagore Hall and Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall clashed on Monday, leaving at least 10 students injured. The clash began around 3pm on a road adjacent to Rabindranath Tagore Hall. Witnesses said the dispute stemmed from a longstanding disagreement over the ownership of six shops located in front of Nazrul Hall. Students of Nazrul Hall have been demanding ownership of the shops, arguing that they are located in the area adjacent to their hall.

On a school day, rows of empty benches outnumbered students at Swamibag Government Primary School in Dhaka, where only a few children were present during scheduled class hours. At around 10am, three children were seen sitting in one classroom without a teacher. By around 1pm, the few students who remained had left, saying classes were over. On another day, five students were present. However, government records show that the school has 58 students and 5 teachers.