20-party’s fresh 72-hr hartal gets underway
Another spell of 72-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade, began Sunday without any major incidents, as of writing of this report at 9:30am, reports United News of Bangladesh.
Businessmen warn of tougher course against hartal-blockade
Business leaders on Saturday urged the main political parties to end the current political crisis by working out a consensus immediately, otherwise, they cautioned, overall economic activities would be paralysed and the situation would become unbearable to the nation.
PM calls upon all Muslims to resist BNP-Jamaat’s evil politics.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday urged all the Muslims, including Islamic scholars, to resist the evil politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-Jamaat-e-Islami as they were undermining Islam through their heinous acts of burning people to death, reports United News of Bangladesh. She also called upon the Muslims,
Schools, colleges, univs stay open on Friday SSC examinees complete third exam.
Candidates of SSC and equivalent exams sat for their third test on Friday, while many educational institutions remained open on the weekend to cover for the loss of classes due to the ongoing political turmoil.
ACCOMMODATION FOR GOVT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, No bribes, no allotment
Corruption, nepotism and lobbying rule the allocation of housing and flats for public servants without following the set rules and priority for providing such accommodation in Dhaka city.
Civil society again calls for dialogue, Wants immediate end to violence.
Newly formed citizens’ forum Worried Citizens on Friday reiterated its call for a national dialogue and putting an immediate end to the ongoing violence to create a congenial atmosphere for the dialogue.
Khaleda made a mistake by not accepting Hasina’s pre-Jan 5 invitation: B Chy.
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said Thursday that it was a political mistake of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia not agreeing to sit across the table with prime minister Sheikh Hasina responding to her telephone call before the January 5 election. B Chowdhury, a partner of the BNP-led opposition alliance,
No compromise with terrorists, says PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said her government would not compromise with the perpetrators of the recent terrorist and militant activities saying human race cannot concede defeat with devils.
10 additional HC judges take oath of office
Ten new additional High Court judges took oath of office on Thursday.
6 more babies die at SOMCH Committees start investigations .
A committee formed by the health ministry began on Wednesday investigation into the death of 32 patients, including five newborns, in 24 hours till Tuesday morning at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, while 17 more patients, including six babies, died at the hospital in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
