Workers of Birds Group, a textile maker in Bangladesh, withdrew their blockade at the Baipail intersection of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday after being assured that all their arrears will soon be paid..At around 9:30am last Monday, workers of Birds Group blocke
Political parties must find a constructive way to end this impasse
As the streets of our country vibrate with the thunderous procession by the political parties and daily commute is hampered due to the sporadic blockades, not to mention the incidents of vehicles being torched that we hear about, the ongoing political unrest presents a challenging landscape for office goers and businesses alike. So, is it time for us to reconsider transitioning to remote work?
Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.
istomorrowhartal.com, a 2015 website that offers timely information on hartals (strikes) and blockades in Bangladesh, has resurfaced again in 2023 in midst of the ongoing blockades. The service was initially set up during a period of frequent hartals by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and has recently updated its offerings to include information on the latest blockades by the same party.
There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court and seek bail in a case filed for an arson attack on a passenger bus in the capital's Jatrabari in January last year.
BNP makes it “clear” that it does not have blockade or any other political programmes at present.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gets bail in a case filed for blasting bomb in Dhaka during an anti-government blockade in 2012.
Agitating garment workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding their salaries and festival bonus for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Students of the Rajshahi University (RU) blockades the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Rajshahi city for half an hour demanding the arrest of the three-wheeler drivers who beat up three RU students last night.
Ahead of her London visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia convenes a meeting with leaders of the 20-party alliance for tomorrow night.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the overall HSC results this time would have been much better if BNP led 20-party alliance had not been engaged in subversive activities during the examinations.
BNP demands an international probe to identify the miscreants who carried out subversive activities during the party’s three-month-long anti-government movement.
The passing rate in secondary school certificate and its equivalent examinations would have been higher if there had been no hartal and blockade during the examinations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
The High Court grants four-week anticipatory bail to BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia in seven criminal cases.
Education ministry asks the affected education institutions to cut down the summer vacation in half if needed for the recently passed political violence.