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Students stage protests demanding ordinance for Dhaka Central University

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Students have gathered on the road adjacent to Sikkha Bhaban and staged a sit-in demonstration demanding a final ordinance to combine seven government colleges previously affiliated ... Read More


Teacher recruitment: Candidates continue protest at Shahbagh, warn of NTRCA shutdown

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Candidates who passed the teacher registration examination for private educational institutions but have not yet been appointed are staging an overnight protest in Dhaka's Shahbagh a... Read More


Md Ehsanul Hoque appointed public administration secretary after post was vacant for 3 weeks

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The interim government has finally filled the vacant post of secretary of public administration, appointing Md Ehsanul Hoque to the position. Ehsanul had been serving as the senior ... Read More


Teachers hold nighttime protest at Shaheed Minar over allowance demands

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- As part of their "uninterrupted sit-in" demanding house rent allowance at 20 percent of base salary, MPO-registered teachers and staff are holding a nighttime sit-in at the Central S... Read More


Hasnat calls for continuous teacher protests until 'hypocritical' government fulfils demands

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party (South), has labelled the interim government "hypocritical" and urged MPO-registered teachers to remain on the streets ... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami to hold nationwide human-chain protests over five demands

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a two-day human-chain demonstration to press its five-point demands, including the legal recognition of the July Charter, also known as National Cha... Read More


Foreign operators to run three terminals in Bangladesh by December, says shipping secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj's Pangaon Inland Container... Read More


Foreign operators to run Bangladesh ports

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj's Pangaon Inland Container... Read More


MPO teachers call nationwide strike, sit-in from Monday over police assault

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- MPO teachers and staff have announced that they will begin their nationwide strike a day early, starting Monday, demanding increased house rent and other allowances. Delawar Hossain... Read More


Tough tests lie ahead, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul islam Alamgir says there are "tough tests" ahead for the nation as various "conspiracies" are swirling around the upcoming general election. Howe... Read More