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HSC exams on schedule, Nahid reiterates
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reiterates that the HSC and equivalent exams will begin on April 1 as per schedule
24 March 2015, 14:19 PM
Brief relief from hartal
The countrymen will get a relief from hartal on a working day for the second time since February 1 as the BNP-led 20-party alliance will not extend the shutdown
24 March 2015, 13:40 PM
JU bus torched ahead of hartal
A bus was torched inside Jahangirnagar University campus early today ahead of the kick-off to BNP-led 20-party alliance’s fresh spell of hartal
22 March 2015, 05:38 AM
End hartal, urge guardians of examinees
Guardians of English medium school students urge the concerned authorities not to impose any hartal or blockade during the O and A-level examinations scheduled for the May-June session
20 March 2015, 07:21 AM
Woman injured in crude bomb blast
A woman suffered splinter injuries as unknown miscreant blasted a crude bomb at Azimpur in Dhaka
20 March 2015, 05:53 AM
Dhaka BNP declares programme demanding Salahuddin’s return
Dhaka city unit of BNP will bring out processions at all thanas and wards in the capital on Saturday demanding return of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed
19 March 2015, 12:48 PM
PM vows tough punishment for arsonists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says tough punishment would be given to those BNP-Jamaat men resorting to militant acts in Bangladesh.
18 March 2015, 13:32 PM
No more arson death: Hasina
Voicing her high hope that no more people will be burnt to death in the name of hartal and blockade, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to turn Bangladesh into a nice and peaceful abode for all
17 March 2015, 10:13 AM
Garment industry faces ordeal
THE ongoing blockade and shutdowns are crippling the economy, with the garment sector seemingly set to receive the hardest blow.
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
4 injured in Dhaka crude bomb blasts
At least four people including a policeman injured in separate crude bomb blasts in Dhaka
16 March 2015, 15:12 PM
Khagrachhari blockade observed peacefully
Indigenous people peacefully observe dawn-to-dusk road blockade in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.
16 March 2015, 06:13 AM
3 crude bombs blasted near Tangail school
Three crude bombs were blasted near a school in Tangail town during the first day of the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s 72-hour countrywide hartal (shutdown)
15 March 2015, 06:23 AM
No talks with Khaleda, reiterates Hasina
Ruling out again the possibility of any dialogue with Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the best option for BNP chief to surrender to court
14 March 2015, 10:23 AM
Pro-AL body stages demo near Khaleda’s office
Socheton Torun Projonmo, a pro-Awami League organisation, stage demonstration in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in Dhaka demanding immediate withdrawal of the ongoing nationwide blockade
14 March 2015, 08:46 AM
NU holds anti-blockade programme
Thousands of students and teachers of National University form human chains across the country demanding withdrawal of the ongoing blockade, which is badly hampering education
14 March 2015, 07:55 AM
Movement to continue: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia once again announces that the ongoing movement will continue until its ultimate goal is achieved
13 March 2015, 10:20 AM
Mindless arson burns 2 in Savar
At least two passengers were injured as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a long-route bus in Savar on the outskirts of the capital
13 March 2015, 06:12 AM
Khaleda to hold press conference on ongoing political situation at 4pm tomorrow
BNP chief Khaleda Zia to brief the media tomorrow on the ongoing situation of the country
12 March 2015, 13:30 PM
5 injured in Dhaka crude bomb blasts
At least five people, including two policemen, were injured in separate crude bomb blasts in Dhaka.
11 March 2015, 15:40 PM
Khaleda to be held once court order reaches police: PM
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would be arrested and her Gulshan office searched once court orders reach police, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament
11 March 2015, 13:39 PM