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We are not satisfied : Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir night said his party is not satisfied over the talks with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led 14-party alliance. Talking to reporters emerging from Ganobhaban after the dialogue that lasted for three and half an hours on Thursday, he also said […]
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PM declared Sundarbans bandit-free
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday declared the ‘Sundarbans’ a pirate-free zone. The Prime Minister came up with the declaration in the wake of surrendering last six pirate gangs of the world’s largest mangrove forest who once made the lives of people here miserable. In continuation of different gangs’ surrender […]
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Jatiya Oikyafront’s talks with AL ends
The much-hyped dialogue between ruling Awami League-led 14-party and newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front alliance has ended. The talks began at 7:00pm at the Ganabhaban on Thursday and lasted for over three and a half hours, reports bdnews24.com Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sat with the Oikya Front delegation ahead of […]
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Can’t change road law now: Quader
“At the moment we would like to ask them to end their strike,” said Quader, also general secretary of Awami League. “There is no point in causing suffering to the people.” Quader made the statement in response to a question from the media after meeting with the EU ambassador to […]
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Not possible to respond Quader’s call, transport leader says
It is not possible to respond to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader’s call for withdrawal of the 48-hour countrywide strike, a transport leader said today. Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation submitted the list of its demands to the government on September 27 but the minister did not respond, […]
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Cops disperse job seekers demo, 4 held at Shahbagh
At least four people were detained this afternoon as police dispersed a group of protesting job seekers who took position at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka since yesterday. The protesters were continuing a blockade at the spot, one of the busiest intersections of the capital, demanding extension of age limit […]
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48-hr transport strike underway
A 48-hour transport strike got underway across the country since Sunday morning. The workers under the banner ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation’ began the work abstention from 6am to press home for their eight-point demand, causing immense suffering to the commuters. The strike will continue till 6am Tuesday. No inter-district […]
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Dr Kamal briefs diplomats on election issues
Newly formed Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about his alliance stance on upcoming general election and political situation of the country. Initially, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir welcomed the diplomats and introduced the Oikyafront leaders at a city hotel. […]
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Bachchu to be buried Saturday, janaza Friday
Legendary musician Ayub Bachchu will be buried beside his mother’s grave at his Chattogram village home. The first namaz-e-janaza for the music maestro will be held at National Eidgah Maidan after Jum’a prayers on Friday, said Nasir Uddin Yusuf Bachchu, former president of Sammilito Sangskritik Jote. He also said the […]
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Joya Ahsan coming again to theatres next month
Joya Ahsan will be seen in Bangladeshi theatres in two consecutive months this year. It has already been revealed that she will be seen tomorrow in her own production ‘Debi’ as Humayun Ahmed’s pivotal character Ranu. But now it has been revealed that in the next month she will appear […]
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