Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said that as far as Bangladesh is concerned, India has shared its “perspective very clearly” at the India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue held in New Delhi on Friday (November 10), reports BSS. “We did discuss very extensively regional issues, and so far Bangladesh is concerned, we shared our perspective very clearly in the dialogue,” he ...
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BNP provokes garment workers’ movement: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has blamed that BNP and its allies have instigation in the ongoing movement of garment workers. “It is clear that BNP and its allies have a black hand in the workers’ movement in garment factories,” he told a joint meeting of the party at AL central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on ...
Read More »PM Sheikh Hasina to open Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail line Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will flag off the much awaited 102-kilometre Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail line on Saturday, bridging up the country’s tourist hub with the port city through the railway connectivity as well. She will unveil the new rail route (from Dohazari in Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar) for train movement from a ceremony in newly constructed Cox’s Bazar Railway Station. ...
Read More »PM Sheikh Hasina orders action against AL leader for threatening US Ambassador
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed to take measures against the individual who has threatened a foreign diplomat through his public speech. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam confirmed it on Friday, reports UNB. He said Bangladesh respects all norms and responsibilities related to diplomatic relations and expects full reciprocity. The prime minister issued the directives while charing ...
Read More »64 buses set ablaze in Dhaka since Oct 28: DMP
A total of 64 buses were set on fire in the capital from October 28 to November 9, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Sixty-four cases have, so far, been filed with different police stations in the capital in connection with the arson attacks. DMP Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime and Operations) Khandaker Mahid Uddin revealed the information at a ...
Read More »‘Mrityunjoyee Prangyan’ is a history to know our country: PM Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after inaugurating the ‘Mrityunjoyee Prangyan’ which consists a sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has said that this sculpture of Bangabandhu is merely not a sculpture, it is a history to know the country. “This sculpture of Father of the Nation is merely not a sculpture, it’s a history. It’s a history ...
Read More »Shaheed Nur Hossain Day today
Shaheed Nur Hossain Day, a red-letter day to restore democracy in the country, is being observed on Friday (November 10) in befitting manner. On this day in 1987, Awami Juba League (AJL) leader Nur Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with the slogans ‘Free democracy’ and ‘Down with autocracy’, embraced martyrdom in police firing during an anti-autocracy demonstration ...
Read More »Join work accepting newly set minimum wage: PM Sheikh Hasina to garment workers
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has asked garments workers to join work accepting the newly announced minimum wage. “I am asking the garment workers to join work under the newly increased wages. They must proceed with their work,” she said while speaking at Awami League’s executive committee meeting at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Thursday (November 9). She ...
Read More »BNP announces another 48-hour blockade from Sunday
After two days’ break, the main opposition BNP and like-minded parties are going to announce another 48-hour blockade from Sunday (November 12). The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon. Though the hartal programme was discussed as an alternative to the blockade in the fourth phase, in the end, the BNP’s high command decided to call for the blockade, a party ...
Read More »President seeks EC’s responsible role for free, fair polls
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday asked the Election Commission (EC) to play responsible role with courage and sincerity to hold next national elections in a free, fair and credible manner following the constitutional rules and regulations. “It is not possible for the Election Commission (EC) alone to conduct a free and fair election . . . A fair and credible ...
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