Jatiya Oikya Front submits 7-point demand to PM
The Jatiya Oikya Front submitted its seven-point demand to prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday.
People suffer on first day of countrywide transport strike
A countrywide 48-hour transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, left people in distress and caused immense sufferings on Sunday.
48hrs transport strike begins today
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation on Saturday announced a 48-hour countrywide work abstention from today demanding changes to the newly enacted Road Transport Act, 2018. Associations of drivers of three-wheelers, human haulers and taxicabs also expressed their solidarity with the work abstention which is scheduled to begin at 6:00am today.
Pay, perks up, not service
A substantial increase in the perks and salary of public servants in the present tenure of the government has failed to make any significant improvement in the delivery of services by government employees.
Govt must face trial for not accepting 7-point: Kamal
Jatiya Oikya Front leader Dr Kamal Hossain today warned that the ruling Awami League must face trial in future if it did not ensure fair elections under a neutral government as per the seven-point demand of the front.
Armed Forces to be made well-equipped to protect independence: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the armed forces will be equipped with modern technologies to have all sorts of preparation to protect the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh in case of any attack.
Khaleda undergoes medical tests at BSMMU
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday underwent some medical tests at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Unite, victory is inevitable: Dr Kamal
Dr Kamal Hossain, top leader of newly formed opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front and president of Gono Forum, on Wednesday urged people to be united to re-establish democracy in the country. He said the JOF set seven-point demand for restoring what he called lost democracy and rights of people in the country.
Work together to deal with maritime crimes, PM to neighbours
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the neighbouring countries to come forward to curb various maritime crimes as it is not possible to do that by a single country.
255 killed, 40,000 held so far in Bangladesh
At least 255 people have so far been killed in the countrywide ongoing anti-drug drives in the last five months, with law enforcers still busting drug gangs and recovering huge amount of narcotics, particularly Yaba, almost every day.
