Hartal-blockade supporters were responsible for setting fire to the 'Mohanganj Express' train in Tejgaon in the capital early Tuesday, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman. "We suspect that the supporters of hartal-blockade, are involved in this sabotage. Those who are behind this crime, will not go unpunished. We are trying
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BNP defers tomorrow’s hartal to Dec 19
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has deferred its Monday's countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal to Tuesday (December 19) as Bangladesh will observe one-day state mourning day tomorrow following the death of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced this on Sunday noon. Earlier on Saturday, the
BNP to enforce daylong hartal Thursday
Hot on the hills of the 24-hour blockade, the BNP and like-minded parties are set to enforce a daylong hartal on Thursday, the last date for the submission of nomination papers to contest the 12th parliamentary polls. The opposition parties’ shutdown is meant to register their protest against the schedule for
BNP calls fresh blockade for Wednesday, hartal Thursday
BNP has declared a fresh 24-hour nationwide blockade on Wednesday and 12-hour hartal for Thursday. Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the eighth round of blockade on roads, railways, and waterways at a virtual press briefing on Monday. BNP has declared the fresh blockade and hartal to press home
Blockades, hartals take toll on economy
In an interview with the UNB former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman has explained how the current spate of blockades and burning of vehicles are taking a toll on the economy and suggested ways for reaching a solution. Dr Atiur, currently honorary professor at Department of Development Studies in
231 BGB platoons deployed across country on day 2 of hartal
A total of 231 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order as the second day of the 48-hour countrywide hartal is underway. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development today. On the second day of the 48-hour
BNP calls 48-hour hartal from Sunday
The BNP on Thursday announced a 48-hour hartal across the country starting from Sunday to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC). Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a virtual press briefing on Wednesday evening. He said
BNP supports left alliance’s hartal on Aug 25
BNP on Wednesday extended its support to a half-day hartal to be enforced by Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) across the country on August 25 protesting the price hike of daily essentials, fuel and fertiliser as well as transport fares. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a