Metro Rail staff threaten service suspension from Feb 21
Metro Rail staff threaten service suspension from Feb 21

Permanent employees of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which operates the metro rail service, have given a deadline of February 20 to finalize the job regulations. In a press statement on Monday, they announced that if the comprehensive job regulations are not formulated, the...

Tension rises over suspension of foreign aid from US
Tension rises over suspension of foreign aid from US

The decision of US President Donald Trumps regarding the suspending the foreign aid may affect Bangladesh adversely. He, just on his second sworn-in day, suspended US aid to foreign countries for 90 days. According to the concerned persons in development cooperation sector, this decision of US...

Sanjida Afrin suspended for alleged protection of Anisul, Salman
Sanjida Afrin suspended for alleged protection of Anisul, Salman

Sanjida Afrin, a former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been temporarily suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The action came amid allegations that she sought to shield former Law Minister Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, ex-advisor to ousted...

Brig Gen Azmi’s suspension order cancelled
Brig Gen Azmi’s suspension order cancelled

The authorities on Friday revoked the service termination order against Brigadier General Abdullahil Amaan Azmi, also the son of Jamaats former chief Professor Ghulam Azam, and approved payment of outstanding dues to the army officer. An ISPR press release said Amaan Azmi would get his salaries...

24-hour gas supply suspension in Monohordi and Kishoreganj for pipeline maintenance
24-hour gas supply suspension in Monohordi and Kishoreganj for pipeline maintenance

Gas supply will be disrupted for 24 hours in parts of Sadar and Gotashia areas of Monohordi upazila, as well as in Sadar upazila of Kishoreganj district, due to emergency maintenance work. The interruption is scheduled to begin at 6 PM on Thursday and will continue until 6 PM on Friday,...

Mass protests enter fourth night in Georgia as tens of thousands took to streets
Mass protests enter fourth night in Georgia as tens of thousands took to streets

Mass nationwide protests in Georgia over EU talks suspensions entered fourth straight night as tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets again on Sunday evening. National media outlets reported demonstrations in at least eight cities, and protesters setting up roadblocks, as well as...