If Dhaka had a national sport, it wouldn’t be cricket—it would be protests.
Workers of Birds Group, a textile maker in Bangladesh, withdrew their blockade at the Baipail intersection of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday after being assured that all their arrears will soon be paid..At around 9:30am last Monday, workers of Birds Group blocke
Political parties must find a constructive way to end this impasse
As the streets of our country vibrate with the thunderous procession by the political parties and daily commute is hampered due to the sporadic blockades, not to mention the incidents of vehicles being torched that we hear about, the ongoing political unrest presents a challenging landscape for office goers and businesses alike. So, is it time for us to reconsider transitioning to remote work?
Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.
istomorrowhartal.com, a 2015 website that offers timely information on hartals (strikes) and blockades in Bangladesh, has resurfaced again in 2023 in midst of the ongoing blockades. The service was initially set up during a period of frequent hartals by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and has recently updated its offerings to include information on the latest blockades by the same party.
There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
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.
Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
If Dhaka had a national sport, it wouldn’t be cricket—it would be protests.
Workers of Birds Group, a textile maker in Bangladesh, withdrew their blockade at the Baipail intersection of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Dhaka’s Ashulia yesterday after being assured that all their arrears will soon be paid..At around 9:30am last Monday, workers of Birds Group blocke
Political parties must find a constructive way to end this impasse
As the streets of our country vibrate with the thunderous procession by the political parties and daily commute is hampered due to the sporadic blockades, not to mention the incidents of vehicles being torched that we hear about, the ongoing political unrest presents a challenging landscape for office goers and businesses alike. So, is it time for us to reconsider transitioning to remote work?
Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.
istomorrowhartal.com, a 2015 website that offers timely information on hartals (strikes) and blockades in Bangladesh, has resurfaced again in 2023 in midst of the ongoing blockades. The service was initially set up during a period of frequent hartals by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and has recently updated its offerings to include information on the latest blockades by the same party.
There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
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.
Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
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.
