BNP wants Shajahan to resign
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday demanded resignation of shipping minister Shajahan Khan holding him responsible for chaos in the country’s transport sector
Protesters send back minister Tofail as he drives through wrong lane
Students demonstrating for road safety on Wednesday sent back commerce minister Tofail Ahmed as was heading towards Bangla Motors from Shabagh through wrong lane of the street.
Home minister assures students of meeting all demands
Accepting their demands, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday called upon agitating students to return to classrooms from the streets.
Agitating students take to streets in Dhaka again for safe roads
Chanting slogans for justice, hundreds of students clad in school or college uniforms took to the streets in Bangladesh capital Dhaka for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, witnesses and police said.
Road Transport Act to be placed before next cabinet meeting: Quader
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that the Draft Road Transport Act would be placed before the next cabinet meeting for approval.
Protests flare up in Dhaka, elsewhere
Angry protests by students in the streets of the capital and elsewhere in the country continued for the third straight day on Tuesday over the deaths of two of their fellows in an accident at the city’s Kurmitola on Sunday.
Smiling Shajahan says ‘sorry’, seeks apology
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan on Tuesday offered apology for smiling over the deaths of two students in Kurmitola bus accident on Sunday that sparked huge street protests and criticism on social media.
PMO orders action against underage, unlicensed drivers
Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday directed Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Dhaka Metropolitan Police to take legal action against underage and drivers without licence of public transports in Dhaka.
HC asks govt to submit report on fit, unfit motor vehicles in 3 months
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the government to submit a report within three months about the status of fitness of motor vehicles on the country’s roads after holding a nationwide survey.
BNP doesn’t believe in healthy politics: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party does not believe in healthy politics as they only know how to harbour terrorism and extremism and commit corruption. ‘There is no doubt that the BNP is involved in terrorism and extremism and they’ve killed our many leaders and workers through these,’ she said.
