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Upon pay assurance, workers lift highway blockade after 52 hours
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
Why must the poor be collateral damage of BNP-AL standoff?
Political parties must find a constructive way to end this impasse
#Perspective / Navigating oborodh: Is it time to move to work from home?
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?
Politics of Fire
Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.
This website tells you if there will be 'oborodh' tomorrow
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.
BNP's options after the Oct 28 rally
There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection
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.
RU professor killing: Students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 3hrs
Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
Khaleda to surrender before court Apr 5, lawyer says
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.
Pro-AL doctors issue 24hrs ultimatum to Khaleda
Pro-Awami League doctors give 24-hour ultimatum to BNP Chief Khaleda Zia for withdrawal of ongoing blockade, hartal (shutdown) and violence
Torching land offices
WE cannot but deplore in the strongest terms the senseless acts of vandalism that have plagued the country in the last two months, the latest victim of which, it seems, has become the land record offices across a big swathe of the country.
'Building owners to install CC cameras'
In the wake of some recent petrol bomb charges reportedly from the tops of city buildings, the government has decided to ask the owners of high-rise buildings in the capital to install close-circuit (CC) cameras.
3 JCD men held at Shahbagh
Police today picked up three leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of BNP, near Aziz Super Market at Shahbagh in Dhaka.
Tomorrow’s Dakhil exam postponed
The government postpones the Dakhil examinations scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) following extension of hartal by the BNP-led 20-party political alliance.
Govt mulls ‘special unit to tackle hartal violence’
The government has plans to form a specialised unit of law enforcers to combat subversive activities during the ongoing blockade and hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Ctg arson victim dies at DMCH
A small trader, who was burnt in a petrol bomb attack, allegedly by hartal supporters in February, dies at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Govt showing utmost patience: PM
Terming Khaleda Zia as the leader of the militants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that the BNP chief would have to face punishment for getting people killing in petrol bombs attacks.
SSC exams for Sunday, Tuesday postponed
The government has postponed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday after the BNP-led 20-party alliance called a fresh 72-hour hartal from tomorrow.
Trucker burnt in Barisal firebomb attack
A truck driver was burnt as miscreants hurled a firebomb at the vehicle in Barisal Sadar upazila