University teachers to go on strike from today

Teachers of public universities across the country including Dhaka University will go on indefinite work abstention demanding their exclusion from the universal pension scheme, terming it 'discriminatory'. The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association made the announcement at a press conference at the main gate of Arts Faculty of Dhaka University

Israeli strike kills 3 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike killed three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon on Saturday, security sources in Lebanon said, the latest to die in months of cross-border hostilities that have been fought in parallel to the Gaza war. The men were killed when the car they were in was targeted on a

Haller strike sends Ivory Coast to Cup of Nations final

Sebastien Haller sent hosts Ivory Coast into the Africa Cup of Nations final as they beat Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in Wednesday's semi-final. Haller's 65th-minute goal at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium continued a remarkable recovery by the Ivorians who were almost eliminated in the group phase but will now

UN chief horrified’ by strike on Gaza hospital

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a strike on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. In a tweet, Guterres strongly condemned the strike, adding that his heart is with the families of those who died. Both sides are blaming each other. The

Security ramps up ahead of BNP rally

The number of public transport vehicles on Dhaka streets has fallen drastically though there is no announcement of a strike from transport owners ahead of the BNP’s divisional rally in Dhaka on Dec 10. Fewer long-haul buses left Dhaka as well on Friday as the number of passengers dropped amid

BNP’s Faridpur Rally: Dhaka’s bus services with 5 southern dists halted by strike

Bus services between the capital city and five southern districts including Barishal have halted due to a strike enforced by transport workers and owners ahead the BNP's rally on Saturday in Faridpur. Transport strike has hit the southern districts of Barishal, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barguna and Jhalkati since 6am Friday. This meant

Transport workers’ strike hits commuters hard in Sylhet

 Thousands of commuters in Sylhet have been hit, with buses staying off the roads since Tuesday morning in the wake of an indefinite strike called by Sylhet district transport workers. Sylhet district road transport workers coordination council called the strike on Monday evening to press home their five-point demand. They have

Sylhet Transport owners to go on strike from today

Sylhet District Road Transport Workers Coordinating Council consisting of 6 registered organizations called an indefinite strike in Sylhet from Tuesday to press for their five-point demand. All modes of public transport, including buses, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and freight trucks will stay off the roads in Sylhet from 6 am onwards, said a

Tea workers join work after 19 days

Tea garden workers in Sylhet began returning to work even on their weekly holiday, Sunday ending 19 days of strike after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped in to increase their daily wages to Tk 170 to 120. The new date was announced on Saturday night after the prime minister's meeting with