The members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), who were sacked centering BDR mutiny in 2009, formed a human chain in Muktir Shopan area near Baza’ar Station in Sirajganj town on Monday demanding reinstatement of their jobs. They also demanded further investigation and re-trial of the incident for the sake of fair justice. Several hundreds of people including the sacked BDR members and their families took part in the demonstrations. They also brought out a procession that started from Muktir Shopan marched...
Day: August 22, 2024
At least 750 persons including former Parliament Member for Sirajganj-5 constituency (Belkuchi-Chowhali) and Belkuchi upazila Awami League President Abdul Momin Mandal, his brother Abdul Alim Mandal and Belkuchi Municipality Mayor Sazzadul Haque Reza were sued in a case on Monday night in connection with the killing of college student Shihab Hossain during the Quata Reform Movement. Among the accused, the names of 33 persons were mentioned, while rest others were made accused as unnamed. Enayetpur Thana Awami League President Ahmad...
City Desk : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today urged the mass media to play an effective role to encourage the people to come forward and stand by the flood affected people as the flood situation is worsening in the country. He made the call in a statement this afternoon, reports BSS. Nahid, also adviser for posts, telecommunications and information technology, urged the media as well to make the people aware against extortion and encroachment. “No extortionist and...
City Desk : Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud has directed the formation of a committee to review the funds for the victims of the Rana Plaza and Tazreen Garments accidents. He issued this directive during a press briefing at the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon, reports media.The labour adviser said: “We will review how well the support for the families affected by the Rana Plaza and Tazreen Garments accidents was implemented during the last Awami League tenure. An investigative committee...
BSS : Abdullah Shafil, 17, a first-year student of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) under the Department of Business and Technology of the Northern University, who lost his eyes during the anti-discrimination students’ movement in Khulna, hopes to see the discrimination-free new Bangladesh. “On August 2, anti-discrimination students and people movement occupied streets from the morning. Khulna city turned into a human sea and most of the streets contemplated and roaring with anti-government slogans. I decided to join the...
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