Jatiya Press Club
Jatiya Press Club suspends 37 members
The Jatiya Press Club has suspended 37 members for “inciting killings” during the student-led uprising in July. They were also accused of being the allies of the deposed authoritarian government
Bus torched near Jatiya Press Club
A bus was set on fire near National Press Club in Dhaka this afternoon amid the three-day countrywide blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Enforced Disappearance: 40 families'painful wait lingers on
At a crowded room of the capital's Jatiya Press Club yesterday, eight-year old Adiba Islam Hridi cried softly while sitting on her mother's lap.
Demand for MPO Facilities: Teachers go on fast unto death
After staging a sit-in for five consecutive days at the Jatiya Press Club, teachers and employees of non-MPO education institutions yesterday started their fast unto death demanding inclusion in the government's Monthly Pay Order (MPO).
‘Ensure labour rights in informal sector’
Leaders of Bangladesh Labour Rights Forum stage a demonstration in Dhaka demanding amendment to the Bangladesh Labour Act ensuring labour rights for all workers in the informal sector.
9th wage board: Journos stage demo in Dhaka
Journalists stage a demonstration blocking a road in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka today demanding formation of the ninth wage board.
JnU students to boycott classes, exams tomorrow
Agitating students of Jagannath University have called for boycotting all academic activities including examination at their university tomorrow to press home their demands for residential halls on the land of Dhaka’s old central jail.
Man shot, Tk 20 lakh mugged in Dhaka
Unidentified muggers shoot an employee of a textile mill and snatch away Tk 20 lakh from him in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka’s Topkhana road.
Journalist Shawkat Mahmud freed on bail
Journalist Shawkat Mahmud is released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur.
TIB for probe into medical question leak as protests continue
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International voices support for protestors and urged for a neutral probe in the recently-held medical admission tests.
Hold polls before time runs out, Mahbubur urges govt
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman urges government to hold an inclusive parliamentary election soon saying time for solution to "the existing political impasse" is running out.
South Asian rights body calls for halt to Rampal plant
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights group, calls for suspension of Rampal plant’s construction in the Sundarbans and urged for an impartial impact assessment.
Cops foil CPB, BSD attempt to lay siege to secretariat
Police foil two leftist parties’ attempt to lay siege to the Secretariat, protesting the government’s decision to increase gas and electricity prices.
Journos’ token hunger strike tomorrow demanding Probir’s release
Agitating journalists to observe a token hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka demanding release of journalist Probir Sikdar.
Bangabandhu’s portrait unveiled at Jatiya Press Club
A portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was unveiled at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.
Order on Fakhrul’s bail June 28
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir may not get released before June 28 as the Supreme Court adjourns till that date hearing on government petition against his bails.
Mirza Fakhrul at BSMMU
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University complying with a High Court order.
'I've proof that cops picked up Salahuddin,' wife says
Reiterating that BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed was picked up by law enforcers, his wife again seeks prime minister’s intervention to trace him immediately