Sit-in, rally demanding better railway service
February 18, 2010
A large number of people yesterday held sit-in and rally at the railway station in the town demanding better railway service.
Their seven-point demand included modernisation of railway infrastructure and introduction of inter-city train.
Leaders and workers of different political parties, professional bodies and students took part in the programme.
Hundreds of Jamaat, Shibir men sued for Nilphamari clashes
February 14, 2010
Two cases were filed against several hundreds of activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its associated student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir following Saturday night’s clashes in Nilphamari.
Bangladesh Chhatra League vice-president of Nilphamari district unit Arif Hossain filed one of the cases with Sadar Police Station against 107 identified and over one hundred anonymous leaders and activists of Jamaat and Shibir, including the Jamaat district ameer.
Sidr Day observed
November 16, 2009
The tragic Sidr Day was observed yesterday in different parts of the country, specially the southern region, through various programmes.
The programmes included discussion meeting and placing wreaths at the graveyards of the victims and Sidr memorials. Our Barguna Correspondent reports: local NGOs and Administration observed the day with due respect.
New pay scale: Minority to benefit, sufferings of majority to worsen
November 14, 2009
The pay hike of government employees is going to put heavy pressure on the economy both at the macro and micro levels whose brunt has to be borne by the teeming millions in terms of daily household management.
Halving poverty by 2015: Bangladesh should target eight basic needs: UN
October 18, 2009
BSS, Dhaka — Global Chief of United Nations’ Millennium Campaign (UNMC), Salil Shetty on Saturday said the United Nations’ would continue its support to the government of Bangladesh for implementing its anti poverty programmes in order to achieve targets of cutting down poverty by half within 2015.
Inability to pay wages, festival bonus:RMG factory owners fleeing fearing possible outburst ahead of Eid: Govt agrees to release Tk 200 cr as cash incentives
September 7, 2009
Staff Reporter — Some of the garment factory owners have started to flee keeping the factories abandoned failing to pay wages and apprehending possible outburst on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr over payment of festival bonus.
President of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) Fazlul Hoque disclosed it at a press conference yesterday.
Fulbari mass upsurge day observed: Scrapping of Model PSC-2008 demanded
August 27, 2009
Staff Reporter — With demands of scrapping of Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC)-2008 and full implementation of Fulbari six-point agreement, the 3rd anniversary of mass upsurge against the open-pit mining and expulsion of Asia Energy was observed yesterday.
To mark the day, The National Committee for Oil-Gas-Energy Resources and Power and Port Protection organised various programmes including placing floral wreath at Shahid Minar, bringing out mourning processions and discussion meetings at Fulbari yesterday.
BDR families demand release of innocent, trial of guilty
August 10, 2009
Families of Bangladesh Rifles members arrested after the Peelkhana mutiny formed a human chain in Gopalganj on Monday demanding the release of innocent border guards and trial of the guilty.
Hameem Group garment factories burned down
June 29, 2009
Agitating garment workers today set a number of factories of Hameem Group on fire as the authorities barred workers from joining the protests against the deaths in Ashulia.
Workers from many garment factories took to the streets around seven o’clock in the morning for the third successive day but the workers of the factories owned by Hameem Group were not allowed to join the protests.
Nachole grabbers eye land of 17 indigenous families
June 23, 2009
Indigenous people yesterday formed human chain and held rally in Nachole Bus stand area demanding punishment to the hired goons of the land grabbers who tried to occupy land of 17 indigenous families at Dulahar village in Nachole upazila of the district on Thursday.