RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for arrears
Workers of AA Yarn Mills Ltd on Thursday blocked the Dhaka鈥揗ymensingh highway at Joina Bazar of the Sreepur upazila in Gazipur, demanding arrears for September.
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Road adviser rides motorbike to avoid long tailback
Adviser to the ministries of road transport and bridges and railways Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Wednesday was compelled to take a motorcycle ride to reach his destination after being stuck in traffic gridlock for nearly three hours...
Local govt expert Professor Tofail Ahmed dies
Local government expert Professor Tofail Ahmed died at a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Wednesday night...
Regional business campaign held in Bhairab
Bhairab municipality hosted a two-day regional campaign on Local Economic Development on Tuesday at the upazila parishad field in Bhairab, focusing on municipal initiatives and the footwear sector, along with an expo showcasing women entrepreneurs and youth engagement activities...
KHAGRACHARI VIOLENCE: Blockade withdrawn, Section 144 in force
Jumma Chhatra Janata on Saturday announced a complete withdrawal of its blockade in Khagrachari over the rape of a Marma schoolgirl.
Blockade cripples Khagrachari life for third consecutive day
Tension remains high in Khagrachari district following Sunday鈥檚 violence and protests over the alleged rape of a schoolgirl, which left three people dead and several others injured in Guimara upazila...
Hasina鈥檚 2 more bank lockers seized
The National Board of Revenue intelligence cell seized two lockers belonging to the ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at Agrani Bank on Wednesday...
Police file case against 240 people over Faridpur road blockade
Police filed a case naming 90 people and 150 unnamed others in connection with protests and blockades in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur over parliamentary seat re-demarcation...
BCB wants to transform local coaches
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam said that they wanted to transform the local coaches into international-standard as a three-day-long 鈥楻un Scoring Workshop鈥� started at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
Protesters block Cumilla-Sylhet Highway for its repair
Locals on Wednesday morning staged demonstrations and blocked several points of the busy Cumilla-Sylhet Highway, demanding its immediate repairs and long-awaited plan to upgrade the route into a four-lane one...
Engineering students block Shahbagh again for 2nd consecutive day
Students of engineering universities, including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, again blocked Shahbagh crossing on Wednesday, pressing for reforms in the recruitment and promotion system of engineers in the public service...
Feni University students block highway
Feni students on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Chattogram highway to press home their six-point demand, including permanent campus and shuttle bus services...
Nursing students block road in Gazipur
Students of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Nursing College in Gazipur blocked Rajbari road in front of the DC office in Gazipur city on Thursday, protesting misconduct of three instructors...
Woodblock printmaking workshop under way at Safiuddin
An eight-day woodblock printmaking workshop titled 鈥楳ulti-Layered Woodblock Printmaking Workshop鈥� conducted by internationally acclaimed artist and art educator Professor Anisuzzaman is under way at Safiuddin Shilpalay...
Linu, Chapol named Velociti 15K Run brand ambassadors
Former table tennis star Zobera Rahman Linu and veteran sports organiser Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol have been named as the brand ambassadors of the Velociti 15K Run 2025 event, to be held at the Hatirjheel Circle in the city on September 13...
EC forms committee to scrutinise local observer applications
A 10-member committee has been formed to scrutinise the applications of the intending local observer organisations of the next national parliamentary elections, a press release of the EC said...
Passengers suffer as rail line blocked at Ullapara for six hours
The students of Rabindra University Bangladesh on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Ishwardi rail line for around six hours demanding their permanent campus...
WB wants 30pc local workers in projects
The government is under pressure to bring about major changes in documentation of the annual development projects to be financed by the World Bank to meet 30 per cent local labour requirement...
BSCIC Sirajganj begins plot allocation
The much awaited plot allocation program for 鈥楤SCIC Industrial Park, Sirajganj鈥� was inaugurated on Wednesday as some 72 individuals were allotted plots...
Workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for arrears
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway remained suspended for three hours as the workers of a ceramics factory blocked the highway, demanding arrears and other benefits, in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila Sunday morning...
No more party symbols in local govt polls
The interim government council of advisers in a meeting on Thursday scrapped the provision of using party symbols in local elections, deciding that from now on these elections would be held with individual symbols.
CNG drivers block Banani road, causing congestion
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the main road in front of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority office at Banani in Dhaka, crippling traffic for about six hours on the Uttara鈥揗ohakhali road and causing huge sufferings to the people...
Dhaka people suffer due to multiple protests
Different protests across the capital on Monday caused huge sufferings to its people due to resultant traffic gridlocks together with an inclement weather...
Asian countries most vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz blockade
Around 84 per cent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and others vulnerable should Iran blockade the crucial trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites...
From livestream genocide in Gaza to war on Iran
THE Orwellian G7 statement described Israel鈥檚 military attacks on Iran as 鈥榮elf鈥慸efence.鈥� By twisting language to fit political ends, the communiqu茅 normalises aggression and offers diplomatic cover for Israel鈥檚 serial violations of international law. Rather than condemning Israeli dangerous escalation, the G7 resorts to vague calls for 鈥榙e-escalation,鈥� effectively...
Both Dhaka Univ, UGC should mind research allocation issues
RESEARCH allocation in the budget of the University of Dhaka has always been a poor show of the authorities as it has happened, too, in the budget for the 2025鈥�2026 financial year. The university鈥檚 syndicate on June 16 approved the 2026 budget with Tk 215.7 million set aside for research, which accounts for 2.08 per cent of the total outlay of about Tk 10.35 billion. The...
Transport, communication get highest dev allocations again
The transport and communication heading of the budget has received the highest allocation in the development component under the proposed budget for the financial year 2025鈥�26...
Activists express frustration over allocation for culture
Although the ministry of cultural affairs receives an increased amount of Tk 45 crore from the previous year in the proposed national budget, cultural activists remain frustrated with the allocation...
Protests that govt should resolve or, at least, heed
DHAKA continues to remain a very happening place in terms of protests that diverse groups hold to push for their demands. The rallies, demonstrations, gatherings, blockade and processions keep taking place on most of the weekdays, causing immense sufferings to people who need to go to work or do some other chores. The groups that are now out on the roads...
Falling budget allocation for water, sanitation, hygiene worrying: campaigners
Civil society organisations on Monday expressed concern over the declining budget allocations for water, sanitation and hygiene...
