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UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection

Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.

RU professor killing: Students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 3hrs

Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.

Khaleda to surrender before court Apr 5, lawyer says

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court and seek bail in a case filed for an arson attack on a passenger bus in the capital's Jatrabari in January last year.

Editorial / City brought to its knees

March 30 was a terrible day to be on the road. Commuters were stuck for hours on end as major roads were blocked due to three reasons...

10 hurt as cops thwart nurses’ demo, 7 held

At least 10 people injured as police use force to disperse a road blockade of unemployed nurses in Dhaka city’s key intersection Shahbagh.

Demo for raising job age limit foiled, 12 held

At least a dozen people are detained from a demonstration in Dhaka’s Shahbagh demanding a raise in the age limit for entering government service.

Dhaka-Ctg highway blockade lifted, traffic resumes

Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has returned to normal after one-and-half hour following the death of a college student in Comilla yesterday.

JANUARY 5 AGAIN / They all care about democracy

The month of January has come again, starting a new year with new hopes and new promises. But it makes no difference to those stuck in a circle of pain, sorrow and uncertainties resulted from the unprecedented violence last year.

Blockade still on!

The countrywide blockade, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance last year, is still on. It is hard to believe that the opposition alliance is yet to officially withdraw the programme through any announcement, party insiders have said.

June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016

UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection

Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

RU professor killing: Students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for 3hrs

Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.

April 3, 2016
April 3, 2016

Khaleda to surrender before court Apr 5, lawyer says

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court and seek bail in a case filed for an arson attack on a passenger bus in the capital's Jatrabari in January last year.

April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016

City brought to its knees

March 30 was a terrible day to be on the road. Commuters were stuck for hours on end as major roads were blocked due to three reasons...

March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016

10 hurt as cops thwart nurses’ demo, 7 held

At least 10 people injured as police use force to disperse a road blockade of unemployed nurses in Dhaka city’s key intersection Shahbagh.

February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016

Demo for raising job age limit foiled, 12 held

At least a dozen people are detained from a demonstration in Dhaka’s Shahbagh demanding a raise in the age limit for entering government service.

February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016

Dhaka-Ctg highway blockade lifted, traffic resumes

Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has returned to normal after one-and-half hour following the death of a college student in Comilla yesterday.

January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016

Blockade still on!

The countrywide blockade, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance last year, is still on. It is hard to believe that the opposition alliance is yet to officially withdraw the programme through any announcement, party insiders have said.

January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016

They all care about democracy

The month of January has come again, starting a new year with new hopes and new promises. But it makes no difference to those stuck in a circle of pain, sorrow and uncertainties resulted from the unprecedented violence last year.

January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016

PCJSS’s peaceful blockade in Rangamati

The daylong blockade enforced by Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) in Rangamati protesting the rigging in municipality polls is going on peacefully.