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MPO teachers leave Shahbagh after 3-hour gridlock, retreat to Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and employees under the MPO scheme, who had been staging demonstrations for a fourth straight day demanding a 20 percent housing allowance in their salaries, have left Shahb... Read More


CUCSU polls: Chhatra Dal, Shibir face off near arts building over LED screen incident

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Tension has flared between the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir near Chittagong University arts building as vote counting continues in the CUCSU polls. Their activ... Read More


Hajj pilgrimage registration deadline extended to Thursday

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The registration deadline for Hajj pilgrimages has been extended to Thursday. On Wednesday, a letter on the matter was issued from the Hajj-3 branch of the Ministry of Religious Aff... Read More


National Consensus Commission to hold 'emergency meeting' with parties

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The National Consensus Commission is holding an emergency meeting with political parties and alliances. The meeting is scheduled at 6pm at Dhaka's Foreign Service Academy on Wednesd... Read More


MPO teachers breach barricades, block Shahbagh intersection to push for demands

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and employees under the MPO scheme, who have been demonstrating for a fourth consecutive day to demand 20 percent of their basic salary as housing allowance, have blocked Dh... Read More


MPO teachers' strike enters fourth day

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and employees under the MPO scheme have continued their sit-in programme for a fourth consecutive day at the Central Shaheed Minar, demanding 20 percent of their basic salar... Read More


Infamous criminal Subrata Bain, 3 others indicted in arms case

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A tribunal has indicted top criminal Subrata Bain aka Md Fateh Ali and three of his accomplices in a weapons case filed at Hatirjheel Police Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Spe... Read More


'Permanent ink' coming off voters' fingers: Chhatra Dal's Toufiq

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The "permanent ink" being used to mark voters' fingers during the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) election seems to be coming off, says Bangladesh Chhatra Dal's... Read More


Shibir, Chhatra Dal complain of outsiders entering campus during CUCSU election

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- After an hour and a half of voting in the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) elections, the Islami Chhatra Shibir and the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal have complained ... Read More


PSC plans to start viva for 49th Special BCS on Oct 26

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The Public Service Commission is planning to begin the viva voce for the 49th Special BCS from Oct 26 to recruit teachers for government colleges. To meet that schedule, the PSC sai... Read More