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Protests, police presence outside Jatiya Party office in Kakrail

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Tension has flared once more outside the Jatiya Party office in Kakrail, with a heavy police presence maintaining security. Since Saturday morning, hundreds of officers were station... Read More


Protesters block Rajshahi, Sirajganj highways demanding justice over attack on Nurul Haque Nur

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad have staged highway blockades in Rajshahi and Sirajganj to protest the assault on party chief Nurul Haque Nur. In Rajshahi, student leaders from t... Read More


Yunus set for election talks with BNP, Jamaat and NCP on Sunday

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold talks with three major political parties -- the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party -- on Sunday to discuss the current p... Read More


July Mancha threatens Jatiya Party office following attack on Nurul Haque Nur

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Ariful Islam, the convenor of the July Mancha, has said a "new revolution" has begun in the wake of the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad chief Nurul Haque Nur. On Saturday, a day aft... Read More


Primary school assistant teachers announce 'fast until death' from Dhaka rally

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Assistant teachers of state-run primary schools have announced a "fast-unto-death" protest from a mass rally in Dhaka to demand the resolution of long-standing disputes over pay grad... Read More


Jatiya Party central office vandalised, set on fire

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The central office of the Jatiya Party in Dhaka's Kakrail has been vandalised and set on fire, following clashes from the previous day. In two separate attacks, a section of the bui... Read More


Interim government condemns attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad chief

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The interim government has condemned the brutal assault on Nurul Haque Nur, chief of Gono Odhikhar Parishad and a key leader of the July Uprising. The caretaker administration vowed... Read More


Digital bank licence rules tightened, 3-year business track record now mandatory

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank has introduced major changes to its digital banking policy, preventing any company without at least three years of continuous business operations from applying f... Read More


Nazrul remembered with songs, floral tributes on death anniversary

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh is paying tribute to its national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with songs, discussions, and flowers on his 49th death anniversary. On Wednesday, family members and admirer... Read More


Engineering students block Shahbagh for 2nd day to push for three-point demands

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and several other engineering universities are blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for a second consecut... Read More