Mayoral aspirants submit nomination papers in city.
Mayoral aspirants for the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations are submitting nomination papers on the last day.Heavyweight candidates backed by two major political alliances have submitted their nomination papers amid festivity.
BNP, allies call 48-hour hartal except , Ctg.
Bangladesh Nationalist party-led alliance on Sunday called a fresh 48-hour general strike across the country coupled with its non-stop transport blockade that has been continuing since January 6.
Customs duty structure to be in consistent with trading partners.
The government is going to revise the existing customs duty structure to make it up-to-date and consistent with the duty structure of other trading partner countries, officials of the commerce ministry said.
No hartal today, blockade to continue.
BNP–led alliance on Saturday called countrywide ‘peaceful’ protest processions on Sunday, demanding the return of BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed and other opposition leaders and activists across the country.......
Eliminate terrorism, PM asks enforcement agencies.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday directed the law enforcement agencies, including Rapid Action Battalion, to work with utmost sincerity to eliminate terrorism as her government would not tolerate any terrorist act on Bangladesh soul.
Comply with party decision, says Hasina.
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Friday warned the party’s Dhaka city leaders and activists to face consequences if they refused to comply with any of party decisions.
Abbas, Ripon take nomination forms for Dhaka South, Manjur for Ctg.
Three mayoral aspirants from opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday collected nomination papers apparently giving a broad hint of participation in the polls to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong set for April 28.
Holy dip turns tragic 10 killed in stampede during Hindu ritual at Langalbandh.
At least 10 Hindu devotees, including seven women, were killed and many others injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a bridge collapse when thousands crowded the bank of Old Brammaputra river at Langalbandh in Sonargaon for a holy dip on Friday morning,
Say ‘no’ to militancy, terrorism: PM
Asserting that those involved in militant acts will never be forgiven, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to say ‘no’ to militancy and terrorism as the country’s people do not want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. ‘We don’t want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. I’ll request all to say no to militancy and terrorism,’ she said.
Independence Day being observed
The nation is celebrating its 45th Independence Day and paying homage to the war martyrs by placing floral wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar and other monuments across the country. The sun of liberation rose over the horizon on this day in 1971 with the formal declaration of Bangladesh’s independence when the Bengalis took up arms against the Pakistani occupation army who committed one of the worst genocide in modern history during the nine-month war.
