UNB : Police foiled Chhatra League’s programme in Gopalganj marking former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 78th birthday on Saturday. This incident took place on the Government Bangabandhu College campus in Gopalganj Sadar on Saturday morning when BCL leaders and activists tried to bring out a procession marking the day. Sushanta Kumar Biswas, a member of the convening committee of Sadar Upazila Chhatra League, said that in celebration of Sheikh Hasina’s birthday, leaders of the Chhatra League units organized a procession...
Day: September 29, 2024
Staff Reporter : Hundreds of garment workers took to the streets in Ashulia and Savar on Saturday, demanding the reopening of closed factories, the withdrawal of cases filed against workers, and an increase in the minimum wage to Tk 22,000. The protests blocked several roads, causing significant disruptions in the area.The workers, primarily from factories in the Bypile-Abdullahpur Road and Zirabo areas, began their protests early in the morning. According to the Industrial Police, the situation escalated when employees from...
Diplomatic Correspondent : People of all walks of life in Bangladesh are very much enthusiastic and overwhelmed with the speech...
DU Correspondent : A total of 1,581 people have lost their lives, and at least 31,000 have been injured in the recent student-led mass uprising, according to preliminary data released by the Central Sub-Committee on Health Affairs. “We have compiled a preliminary list of casualties based on available information, which will be finalized and published on the ministry’s website after further verification by ground committees led by DCs and student representatives,” said Tarikul Islam, Member Secretary of the Central Sub-Committee...
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman stated on Saturday that the interim government should not take on tasks it is unlikely to complete, urging caution in managing the nation’s affairs during this transitional period. He emphasized that the BNP must prepare its own plans to fulfill the people’s aspirations in the future. While expressing his continued support for the interim government led by Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Tarique stressed the importance of the government maintaining the BNP’s trust....
Staff Reporter : The dengue outbreak in the country has taken a grave turn as seven people succumbed to the...
Al Jazeera : Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah’s death as Israel says it hit the group’s leaders at their headquarters in south...
Staff Reporter : Eighty-five Bangladeshi nationals are set to return home after serving various prison terms in Myanmar. According to a press release from the Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon, they left Sittwe port in Rakhine, Myanmar, on Saturday and are expected to arrive in Bangladesh early Sunday. The returnees are being transported aboard the Myanmar Naval Ship UMS Chin Dwin, which is also in Bangladesh to repatriate members of Myanmar’s defense forces who crossed into Bangladesh due to conflict in...
Business Desk : Internet users in Bangladesh may experience slow speed or disruption for four hours due to maintenance work on the submarine cable system at Patuakhali’s Kuakata station.Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (SCPLC) issued a notice in this regard, apologizing for the inconvenience.According to a statement from the company’s General Manager of Operations and Maintenance, Saidur Rahman, the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) consortium will install a lighting filter in the country’s second submarine cable system at Kuakata from 2am to 6am...
AFP : Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only “bad stories” about him and vowed to have the...
AFP : Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough on contract talks, just a month before November’s closely contested presidential election.A walkout affecting 14 large ports on the East and Gulf Coast could start at midnight on Tuesday October 1, posing a potentially significant headwind to the US economy.Negotiations on a new contract began in May but have stalled in recent weeks.The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents shipping companies...