Rohingyas blocked from landing on Indonesia beach
At least 75 Rohingya refugees arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia on Wednesday, but were stopped by authorities from disembarking, local officials said...
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Protest erupts over teen鈥檚 death disrupting traffic
Local people on Wednesday blocked the road at Rampura in the capital Dhaka, by stopping a Ramzan Paribahan bus to protest at the death of 15-year-old Sajid Hossain, who was killed in a bus accident on Saturday...
Sacked police members block road
Hundreds of sacked police members, who were dismissed from their jobs during the Awami League regime ousted in August 2024, and their families held a sit-in in front of the Police Headquarters in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday, demanding the reinstatement of their jobs...
Farmers block highway demanding withdrawal of increased VAT
Northern farmers on Wednesday staged a protest by dumping tomatoes on the Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway in Natore, demanding withdrawal of the increased value added tax and duty imposed on tomato and mango pulp...
AL announces month long programme in Feb for Yunus鈥� resignation
The Awami League has announced a month-long demonstration, including leaflet distribution, protest rallies and processions, blockades, and general strike throughout February demanding the resignation of interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Students block highway for end to mugging
Over a hundred students from different educational institutions on Saturday held a demonstration blocking the Dhaka- Mymensingh highway demanding an end to mugging at Tongi in Gazipur...
Education for 4IR-ready work force
BANGLADESH is at a crossroads. As the world braces for the seismic shifts brought on by the fourth industrial revolution, a question looms large: will our workforce be ready? The 4IR, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, big data, blockchain, and biotechnology, is rapidly transforming industries, economies, and...
RMG workers block highway for benefit
Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory at Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway for five hours demanding their termination benefit...
Students block ULAB campus demanding VC鈥檚 resignation
The students of University Of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on Wednesday evening blocked the main entrance to the campus, demanding vice-chancellor Imran Rahman to resign...
Postgraduate trainee doctors block Shahbagh for over eight hours
Postgraduate trainee doctors and private postgraduate trainee physicians on Sunday blocked the Shahbagh crossing to press home their one-point demand for increasing their pay to...
Commuters, patients suffer as doctors block road聽for pay hike
Commuters and patients seeking treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University suffered terribly on Sunday as postgraduate trainee physicians blocked the city鈥檚 Shahbagh crossing for hours pressing for pay rises.
Bangladesh owes $196m in blocked airline funds
The International Air Transport Association has once again called on Bangladesh to immediately release $196 million in blocked revenues owed to foreign airlines, highlighting that the restriction contravenes international agreements...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
