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Police use sound grenades to break up primary teachers' protest in Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Police have been accused of firing sound grenades to disperse a procession of government primary school teachers in Dhaka. The teachers, who have been demanding that their pay be upg... Read More


Tongi cotton warehouse fire under control after 1.5 hours

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Emergency workers have taken control of a fire that broke out at a cotton warehouse in Gazipur's Tongi. The fire reportedly broke out at 11:45am on Saturday. Seven firefighting units... Read More


Primary teachers begin nonstop sit-in for 10th grade pay

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have launched a continuous sit-in in Dhaka, demanding salaries under the 10th pay grade along with two other demands. The programme... Read More


7 'drug traders' charged over murder of DU Chhatra Dal leader Shammo

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Detective police have pressed charges against seven suspects, all identified as "drug dealers", in the murder case of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader SM Shahriar Alam Shammo. Nearly ... Read More


BNP suspends Sitakunda convenor, two others for breaching party discipline

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The BNP has suspended the primary membership and all party positions of Sitakunda Upazila Convenor Kamal Kader and two others on charges of breaching party discipline. The decision c... Read More


Primary teachers to stage nonstop sit-in from Saturday for pay bump

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Assistant teachers of government primary schools are set to launch a fresh protest programme, demanding that their salaries be raised to the 10th grade pay scale and to press for long... Read More


'Conspiracy brewing to shatter democracy again' after mass uprising, warns BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- A conspiracy is being hatched to subvert democracy in Bangladesh again after the July Uprising, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remarks while spea... Read More


Former Awami League minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali dies at 82 after kidney illness

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Former finance and foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Sheikh Hasina's cabinet, who served as the chief foreign representative of the Mujibnagar government in 1971, has died a... Read More


Case filed over murder of 'BNP activist' Sarwar in Chattogram shooting

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The family of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot and killed during a BNP event in Chattogram, has filed a case over his murder. Seven suspects have been named in the case filed by Sa... Read More


Eight parties, including Jamaat, stage protest march in Dhaka over five demands

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami activists have staged a protest march in Dhaka, pressing for a five-point charter of demands that includes issuing an order to implement the July National... Read More