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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


Traders demand suspension of raised charges at Chittagong Port

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Traders have said they will hold talks on demanding the suspension of the new duties for different service sectors at Chittagong Port, two days before they take effect. This demand ... 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


NCP leader, a dismissed Red Crescent staff, suspended for attempting 'mob' violence

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A group of people, led by a recently dismissed officer who is a leader of the National Citizen Party, has held Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman and senior staff hostage for h... Read More


ACC prosecutes former MP Iqbal and son for allegedly acquiring illicit wealth

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought charges of acquiring illicit wealth against former Awami League MP and Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal. The agency has also filed a separa... 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


Bangladesh launches first-ever free typhoid vaccination campaign for children

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh has launched its first national typhoid vaccination campaign, aiming to immunise about 50 million children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of charge. Health and F... Read More


Transport workers call off strike in Mymensingh, four districts after talks

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Transport workers have withdrawn their strike in five districts of Mymensingh Division, calling in protest against the arrest of a worker accused of harassing a July Uprising protest... Read More


Yunus reaches Rome to attend World Food Forum

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the World Food Forum. On Sunday, local time at 5pm (9pm Bangladesh time), the flight carrying Yunus and hi... 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