In this December 5 Focus Bangla photo, BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka waves to party activists while being taken to a Dhaka court.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a press conference Monday afternoon to give their reaction to the prime minister’s proposal for forming an all-party election-time government.
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Pickets set fire to timber blocking Comilla-Chandpur highway Saturday morning during a dawn-to-dusk shutdown enforced by BNP in Kachua upazila of Chandpur. Photo: Star
Saudi Arabia has turned down a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, accusing the world body of "double standards".
...Five warehouses crammed with raw materials for manufacturing plastic products were gutted to ashes in the capital’s Islambagh area Thursday.
No casualty was reported as the warehouses were closed on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims.
The fire that broke out around 11:30am however was brought under control nearly one hour after of its initiation, said duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
The firemen suspected that the fire originated from the electric short circuit.
The firefighters of five units from Palashi, Lalbagh and headquarters had to work persistently till 12:30pm to quench the flame.
This Reuters file photo shows the Syrian Red Crescent working alongside the ICRC for delivering aid. Photo taken from BBC.
The new Grameen Bank Act will give back the government the control it had relinquished to the microcredit bank two decades ago.
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The Election Commission (EC) is still hopeful about a consensus among political parties over the election-time government.
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Traffic movement on Dhaka-Chittagong highway remained suspended for 40 minutes Sunday morning as workers of a garment factory put barricades in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj demanding arrears and Eid bonus.
Following the blockade, a three-kilometre jam was created on the both sides of the highway, causing immense sufferings to the homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, reports our correspondent from the spot.
Around 600 workers of Lithe Garment Factory took to the street around 10:30am and blocked the highway at Sanarpar point, demanding Eid bonus and salary that remains pending for two months.
The workers removed the barricades around 11:10am when police rushed to the spot and assured them of settling the issue after a negotiation with the garment authorities.
