Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting

Garment factory workers in Gazipur are protesting by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra road in the Tetuibari area under Kashimpur police station. The protest comes in response to injuries sustained by workers in a recent road accident. According to sources from workers, police, and local residents,...

Rickshaw drivers block railway line, disrupt communication with Dhaka
Rickshaw drivers block railway line, disrupt communication with Dhaka

For the second consecutive day, rickshaw drivers have been blocking roads in various parts of the capital in protest against the order to halt the operation of battery-operated rickshaws in the Dhaka metropolitan area. Meanwhile, rickshaw drivers have staged protests on the railway tracks,...

Students block Mirpur road protesting for merit-based admissions
Students block Mirpur road protesting for merit-based admissions

Students of Mohammadpur Residential School and College in Dhaka have blocked Mirpur Road in front of their institution, demanding that admissions be based on merit. According to police, the protest began around 10:30 am when students, after breaking open the schools entrance gate, took to the...

Angry account holders lock down National Bank’s branch
Angry account holders lock down National Bank’s branch

Frustrated customers of National Banks Shibganj branch in Sylhet locked the main entrance of the bank on Wednesday in protest after being unable to withdraw their deposits, a situation that has reportedly persisted for several days, reports UNB. The agitated account holders gathered at noon...

Govt job age limit: Police foil protesters
Govt job age limit: Police foil protesters

Police have dispersed a group of students and job seekers who tried to march towards the Secretariat from Shahabagh protesting the governments decision on raising the age limit for public service to 35 from 32, reports UNB. The protesters staged sit-in in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh...

Tokyo park faces environmental protests over cutting trees
Tokyo park faces environmental protests over cutting trees

Tree cutting started on Monday in the Jingu Gaien park area of central Tokyo, a spot that has been a conflict between environmentalists and real estate developers for over a year. Developers led by real-estate company Mitsui Fudosan have a 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to build three...

Will write a new constitution: Student protest leaders
Will write a new constitution: Student protest leaders

Student leaders, who led the ouster of the Awami League regime on 5 August, on Wednesday declared they would throw out the countrys constitution, written in 1972, and draft a new one. Those who were in favour of the July-August mass uprising cannot support the 1972 constitution written by mostly...

AL has no rights to do politics, it should be banned: Oli
AL has no rights to do politics, it should be banned: Oli

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Dr Col (retd) Oli Ahmad said Bangladesh Awami League should be banned, insisting that they have no right to do politics after its role against 18 crore people of the country in July-August protests, reports UNB. Why Awami League should not be banned! We...