Suhrawardy Udyan
Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat
As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.
Thousands throng Suhrawardy Udyan for Olama Mashayekh rally
The event drew a significant number of madrasa students from various districts
15 films to be screened at Suhrawardy Udyan to aid flood victims
Amid the ongoing flood crisis affecting nearly millions of people across the country, cultural community members have stepped up to support those impacted in various ways. This time, the independent filmmaking community is contributing by organising open-air film screenings. As part of their initiative, 15 short films will be showcased at the open stage of Suhrawardy Udyan.
BNP Rally Venue: Intelligence report behind police refusal
Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP permission to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters or at the Suhrawardy Udyan on the grounds of public suffering on a working day.
AL’s 22nd national council underway
The Awami League's 22nd national council is underway after Prime Minister and the party President Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the event this morning.
'Country being exposed to confrontational politics'
The BNP wants to hold the Dhaka rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters on December 10. But the government said the party must hold it at Suhrawardy Udyan, not Nayapaltan. Both the Awami League and the BNP are at loggerheads over the rally venue.
December 10 rally: Govt, BNP at odds over venue
The government and the BNP appear to be on a collision course over the venue of the latter’s much-talked about December 10 Dhaka rally as neither would budge on its stance.
Come forward with ideology of Bangabandhu: Hasina to party men
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina describes her party as the country’s “biggest and strongest” political organisation and calls upon its leaders and workers to come forward with principle and ideology of Bangabandhu.
BNP postpones Feb 8 rally
BNP yesterday postponed its scheduled public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on February 8, due to the ongoing Ekushey book fair.
Sohag, Zakir new BCL president, secretary
Saifur Rahman Sohag and Zakir Hossain are elected president and general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the ruling Awami League.
See no evil, catch no evil
If police response during the attack was abhorrent, how they reacted to it subsequently was even more disgraceful.
Sexual assault on women and minor on Pahela Baishakh
THERE are no words to express the shock and disgust at the sexual assault of young women and a minor at the Suhrawardy Udyan gate