The Bangladesh Election Commission announced that a 24-hour strike will begin at the end of the blockade at 6:00 am on Thursday (30 November), the last date for submission of nomination papers, as per the election schedule. The parties are implementing programs demanding the resignation of the government, holding of the upcoming 12th parliamentary election…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a blockade from 6 am on Wednesday and a strike from morning till evening on Thursday. The 24-hour blockade will end at 6 am on Thursday. BNP senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made this announcement in a virtual press conference on Monday afternoon. * more to follow…
As on Sunday, a total of 230 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order as the second day of the latest 48-hour nationwide blockade called by the BNP and like-minded opposition parties entered into force. Its going on. , Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO)…
“The Bangladesh-India border is now the deadliest in the world, with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killing Bangladeshi civilians almost on a daily basis,” he said. Regarding trade deficit, Rizvi said that India is doing one-way trade with Bangladesh and earning millions of dollars in remittances. In return, they do not provide any trade…
Is there no alternative to strike-blockade?
The BNP leader said the event would be celebrated with a single-point demand, restoration of democracy, ensuring justice for murdered comrades and treatment of injured leaders and workers. This is the seventh round of blockade implemented by the opposition party.The BNP called a strike for the first time in several years on 29 October, following…
At Gabtali Bus Terminal, counter master of Eagle Transport counter Ali Mohammad informed Prothom Alo that two of their buses left Dhaka this morning for Khulna and Satkhira. “The number of passengers is low, so buses are not running normally to all destinations. Earlier, one bus used to depart every hour, but now it is…
On 15 November, Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal announced the date while unveiling the election schedule during a televised speech in the evening amid a nationwide blockade by opposition parties. An hour later, BNP senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced a 48-hour nationwide strike starting at 6:00 am on Sunday, November 19.…
He said that after receiving information, two fire fighting units reached the spot and brought the fire under control. He said that the buses were standing at the time of the incident and there were no passengers in them. BNP has announced the imposition of a 48-hour blockade from Wednesday to press for its one-point…
BNP has announced a 48-hour blockade from Wednesday to Friday morning
A total of 152 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order as the latest 48-hour nationwide blockade called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties continues. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at the BGB headquarters, confirmed the development on Sunday morning. Today, the first…
According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, a total of nine vehicles – eight buses and one pickup van – were set on fire in the country in just 10 hours till 6:00 am on Sunday. Of these, seven vehicles were burnt in Dhaka, while one vehicle each was burnt in Ghazipur and Barishal.
While traveling from Mirpur-10 to Caravan Bazaar at around 8:00 am, this correspondent had to stop only for less than a minute at the Bijoy Sarani signal, a situation in sharp contrast to the typical Sunday morning traffic rush. The entire bike journey took about 15 minutes. The crowd of office goers at the bus…
Two buses were set on fire in Dhaka
The BNP and the police are issuing counter statements regarding those responsible for the arson attacks. Police say that BNP workers are leaders who are creating an atmosphere through violent activities like destructive attacks and arson. Meanwhile, senior BNP general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, who is currently in hiding, claimed in a virtual press conference…