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...
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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...
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...
Shahbagh blockade for AL ban on for 2nd day
The National Citizen Party, along with several other political parties and groups, continued their blockade at the Shahbagh crossing in Dhaka for the second day on Saturday demanding trial of the Awami League, ban on the party鈥檚 political activities, and...
Protesters seeking AL ban to return to 鈥楯uly Points鈥�, to rally at Shahbagh today
The National Citizen Party (NCP), along with several other political parties and groups, Friday night announced a series of blockade programmes and rallies to be held on Saturday at all 鈥楯uly Points鈥� in Dhaka and across Bangladesh.
ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade
THE murder and starvation of populations in real time, subject to rolling coverage and commentary, is not usually the done thing.聽 These are the sorts of activities kept quiet and secluded in their vicious execution.聽 In the Gaza Strip, these actions are taking place with a confident, almost brazen assuredness...
Polytechnic students relax rail blockade for meeting with education adviser
Protesting students of different polytechnic institutes across Bangladesh have decided to relax their pre-announced countrywide rail blockade for Thursday due to a meeting with the education adviser...
People suffer as traffic chaos reigns city roads
Traffic chaos reigned parts of Dhaka on Wednesday due to a road blockade, political programmes and metro rail construction activities, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the capital...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Quota protesters block Shahbagh breaking police barricade
Students who have been staging demonstrations demanding reform in the quota system resumed their 鈥楤angla Blockade鈥� in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Thursday afternoon despite DMP鈥檚 warning against road blockade....
Air passengers suffer due to anti-quota blockade
Air passengers, especially those departing for overseas jobs, have suffered because of blockade of roads and railways by anti-quota protesters across the country on Wednesday as many had to reach the airport in Dhaka hours before their scheduled journeys...
Student protests aganist quota intensify
Thousands of students in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday continued their street protests by blocking the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh intersection and major highways...