Kader continues sit-in, says getting positive response.
Krishok Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique passed the 15th day of his indefinite sit-in in front of his party’s central office at Motijheel in the capital on Wednesday.
Blockade passes 37th day
The fourth day of weeklong nationwide shutdown in addition to nonstop blockade enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance passed off almost peacefully on Wednesday barring some stray incidents of arson attacks at places.
No discussion with killers, says PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of a dialogue with her arch rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to put an end to the present crisis. ‘To whom I would hold discussion? Is it with the killer who kills people by arson attacks?’ she questioned.
Dialogue initiators patrons of militancy, sabotage: Tofail
The commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed, on Tuesday termed the appeal made by Nagarik Samaj for a dialogue unacceptable and unrealistic and dubbed the initiators of dialogue as patrons of militancy and sabotage. ‘We are not going to sit with the BNP-led opposition for a dialogue as they are involved in violence and destructions and killing innocent people,’ he said at a briefing at the ministry.
No clue to Sagar-Runi murder in 3 years
The investigators could crack no clue to the killing of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi inside three years of the murder although the DNA profiling reports from the United States reached nearly a year ago
32 patients die in SOMCH in 24 hours 10 infants among the dead, health experts term it ‘unusual’ -
Ten babies, including five newborns, died in a span of just 10 hours and 22 more patients of different ages died in 24 hours in Osmani Medical College and Hospital in Sylhet till Tuesday morning causing panic among the patients and their attendants.
$300mn deal signed with WB for BD’s ‘Poorest Project’
The government has signed a $300 million financing agreement with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) for the Income Support Programme for the Poorest Project, reports United News of Bangladesh.
Nagarik Samaj appeals for nat’l dialogue
Nagarik Samaj, a new forum of prominent citizens, on Monday made fervent appeals to immediately convene a national dialogue to resolve the crisis facing the nation.
Buses asked to stay off highways at night
The government has asked intercity bus owners not to operate passenger bus on highways from 9:00pm to 6:00am, as the blockade enforced by the opposition BNP continued for the 35th day on Monday
Local AL leader killed in Noakhali
A local leader of ruling Awami League was hacked to death at Shwarnakar Bari of Khalishatola in Sadar upazila early Monday.
