DB detains coordinators as Palak says internet ‘just went down’
This news article from the Dhaka Tribune covers events from July 27, 2025, during a period of significant civil unrest in Bangladesh. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) coordinators Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam for "safety and questioning," following the earlier detention of three other ADSM coordinators, prompting university teachers to gather outside the DB office demanding transparency — a request that went unanswered. The article also covers the government's response to a nationwide internet disruption, with ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak claiming the internet "just went down" rather than being deliberately shut down, while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the injured and characterized the broader unrest as an economic sabotage plot. Additional context includes reports of custodial torture of opposition figures, with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir condemning the abuse, and a tearful plea from the wife of detained former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur. The piece is set against a backdrop of over 9,000 arrests and at least 210 deaths since July 18, 2025, reflecting a severe political and security crisis in Bangladesh.
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Dhaka Tribune. "DB detains coordinators as Palak says internet ‘just went down’." Dhaka Tribune, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/db-detains-coordinators-as-palak-says-internet-just-went-dow-d9c8949e.
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