LGRC鈥檚 meeting with ministry starts this week
The local government reform commission would start exchanging views with ministry officials this week. The next phase of the meeting would cover officials of the local government-related institutions.聽聽
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Roundtable on effective, accountable local governance held
Discussants at a roundtable in Dhaka on Sunday said that steps such as actionable guidelines to minimise political influence in local governance, fostering transparency, empowering local government officials, and practical approaches for boosting people鈥檚 participation in governance should be taken to bring a decentralised system in the country...
Farmers block highway in Bogura for potato seeds
Farmers on Thursday blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Sherpur upazila in Bogura demanding potato seeds at a fair price...
RMG workers block Chandra-Nabinagar highway for compensation, arrear
Workers in Gazipur staged demonstrations on Thursday, blocking the busy Chandra-Nabinagar Highway to press home demands that include compensation for injured colleagues, improved safety measures, and unpaid wages...
Battery-run rickshaw pullers block roads, rail line in Dhaka
Commuters鈥� sufferings became terrible on Thursday in the capital as battery-run rickshaw pullers blocked at least 11 important crossings and points for hours, pressing demands for...
Govt should have holistic plan on seven affiliated colleges
STUDENTS of the Government Titumir College holding a blockade of Mohakhali in Dhaka on November 18 demanding an upgrade of the institution to a university inconvenienced city people for four hours and a half beginning half an hour before the noon. The tailback that the blockade created spilled to areas bordering Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Moghbazar...
Eight-member Local Government Reform Commission formed
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has formed an eight-member Local Government Reform Commission with Professor Tofail Ahmed as its chief.
People suffer as Titumir College students block rail, roads for university
Passengers and transport workers terribly suffered as students of Government Titumir College blocked rail lines and roads in Mohakhali area in the capital for over four hours on Monday, demanding...
Commuters suffer as students聽block road demanding merit-based admissions
Commuters suffered immensely as several hundred students of the Dhaka Residential Model College blocked Mirpur Road for about one and a half hours on Sunday in Asadgate area in the capital.聽
Injured protesters lift blockade after 13hrs on assurance of addressing demands
The protesters who were injured during the student-led mass uprising lifted the blockade on the Agargaon-Shyamoli road after around 13 hours, following assurances from four advisers to interim-government to address their demands, including ensuring proper treatment...
RMG workers鈥� protest disrupt traffic on Dhaka-M鈥檚ingh highway
Traffic came to a halt for about an hour on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the road demanding overdue wages in Tongi on Wednesday morning, said police...
Traffic becomes normal as workers withdraw Dhaka-M鈥檚ing road blockade
Workers of TNZ garment factory have withdrawn their blockade on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway after the authorities assured them of paying their overdue wages by November 30...
Ferguson hat-trick stuns Sri Lanka to level New Zealand T20 series
Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Dambulla on Sunday.
RMG workers block Dhaka-M鈥檚ing highway demanding arrear
Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway has been suspended since Saturday morning as workers of a factory blocked the highway, demanding payment of their dues in Gazipur.
Pakistani separatists kill 26 in station blast
A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.
Tourism restrictions lifted in Bandarban
The local administration has lifted restrictions on tourism in four upazilas of Bandarban district, signaling a cautious return to travel in the area.
Dawn-to-dusk blockade observed in Khagrachari
The United People鈥檚 Democratic Front, a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political organisation, on Thursday observed a dawn-to-dusk road blockade in Khagrachari district protesting against Wednesday鈥檚 killing of its three activists and demanding immediate arrest of the killers...
Students of DU affiliated colleges block roads in Dhaka demanding univ status
Several hundred students of seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University on Monday blocked Nilkhet and Science Laboratory crossings for about four hours placing a three-point demand...
Pakistan capital at standstill as Imran supporters stage protests
Pakistan鈥檚 capital was locked down on Saturday, swarmed by security forces with mobile internet cut as supporters of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan attempted to seize the streets in protest...
Workers block Nabinagar-Chandra highway demanding arrears
Vehicular movement on Nabinagar-Chandra highway remained suspended since Wednesday morning as workers of a garment factory staged demonstration by blocking roads for arrears in Ashulia of Savar...
JU increases financial allocation for research projects
Jahangirnagar University at a meeting on Sunday announced an increase in the financial allocation for individual research projects to encourage researchers to conduct quality research...
Interim govt removes councillors of 12 city corporations in Bangladesh
The interim government has removed ward councilors of all the 12 city corporations from their positions with immediate effect.
Normalcy returning to Khagrachari as no fresh violence reported
Normalcy is returning to hill district Khagrachari with no reports of fresh violence till Monday and the last day of the 72-hour blockade, called by Jumma students protesting at the recent incidents, is underway peacefully...
Environmental protesters block French cruise liner port
Environmental activists blocked the cruise ship port in the southern French city of Marseille on Saturday to protest against the sea, air and climate pollution generated by these huge vessels...
72-hour road-waterway blockade underway in Khagrachhari, Rangamati
A 72-hour road and waterway blockade is underway in protest against the recent attacks, arson, and violence in Khagrachhari and Rangamati districts...
Kashmir votes after special status scrapped
Indian-administered Kashmir began voting Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan...
Canada recently blocked weapons sales to Israel: FM
Canada has suspended some 30 permits for arms shipments to Israel, including a rare move against a US company鈥檚 Canadian subsdiary鈥檚 deal with the US government, the foreign minister said Tuesday...
The shocking revelations of 鈥楢lo Asbei鈥�
IT SEEMS that the entertainment arena has been thrown into turmoil once again 鈥� though this time, it鈥檚 not due to a blockbuster film or a controversial drama. Instead, the source of this noise is a simple, unassuming WhatsApp group. But don鈥檛 be fooled by its innocent name, 鈥楢lo Asbei鈥� (which one might think means 鈥楲ight Will Come鈥�), because this group...
Pacific leaders reject Beijing's call to cut ties with Taiwan
Pacific leaders on Friday rejected a Beijing-backed call to break ties with Taiwan.
Early local govt elections should be high on govt agenda
THE interim government has removed representatives of all local government institutions but for the union councils and appointed administrators, giving the absence of chairs and mayors from office as a reason in less than a fortnight after the downfall of the Awami League鈥檚 authoritarian regime that was toppled on August 5...
