Staff Reporter:
The Dhaka elevated expressway will remain until the Bangladesh government lifts the curfew. The construction and operating firm of First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) Company Limited has revealed the updates.
The Dhaka Elevated Expressway is a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Dhaka
Two toll plazas on the expressway’s Banani and Mohakhali points were set a fire by miscreants on July 18 and 19 during the quota reform protest. After that, Bangladesh government imposed an indefinite, countrywide curfew.
FDEE says the damage is worth around Tk 50 crore. Operation and Maintenance Department’s Manager Captain (retd) Hasib Hasan Khan told the media “The company is asking the government to provide security to reope...
Staff Reporter:
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that mobile internet services will be restored by July 29. But access to social media sites, including Facebook, will be restricted.
He briefs the media at the BTRC building in Agargaon on Wednesday.
Palak said that the government has been working to restore the internet services as quickly as possible. “By tonight, full broadband internet services will be available at homes," he added.
Meanwhile, limited broadband internet services were restored from July 23 night, five days after the initial disruption.
However, mobile internet services remain suspended, and social media sites including Facebook and Instagram, remained inaccessible.
BSS:
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said all should pay highest respect to all the freedom fighters (FF) so they can feel proud being freedom fighters, highlighting the supreme sacrifice of the freedom fighters in achieving country's independence.
"We have to show the highest honour to the freedom fighters," she said while handing over Prime Minister's Fellowship (PMF)-2024 at a programme at her office here.
The prime minister said all have to keep in mind that the freedom fighters had brought the country's independence by shedding bloods during the great Liberation War in 1971 at the directive of the F...
Staff Reporter:
In the wake of the ongoing quota reform movement, clashes between police, Chhatra League members, and general students have resulted in the deaths of six individuals across the country. To honor those killed, protesters announced they will hold symbolic funeral processions (Ghaibana Janaza) and coffin marches nationwide on Wednesday.
The announcement was made by the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
The coordinators stated, "In memory of our fallen brothers who were martyred in today's joint attacks and shootings by the police and Chhatra League, a 'Ghaibana Janaza and Coffin March' will be held at the base of the Raju Sculpture at 2 PM on July 17."
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Staff Reporter:
At least six people were killed, and several hundred injured in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Rangpur on Tuesday as police and Chhatra League members clashed with quota reform activists for the second consecutive day.
Three of the deceased were identified as Abu Sayeed (22), an English Department student at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR); Wasim Akram, a Social Science student at Chittagong College; and Faruq, a pedestrian. The identities of the other three victims could not be confirmed at the time of reporting.
Abu Sayeed faced police during a confrontation in the Lalbagh area of Rangpur around 2 PM, as officers fired rubber bullets. He was later taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital under police guard, where he was pronounced dead upon ...
Staff Reporter:
All secondary and higher secondary educational institutions, as well as polytechnic institutes, across the country have been ordered to suspend their classes indefinitely.
This announcement was made by the Ministry of Education in a statement released on Tuesday evening (July 16). Abul Khair, the ministry's public relations officer, confirmed the directive.
The statement noted that considering the safety of school and college-going students, all educational institutions under the purview of the Ministry of Education, including secondary and higher secondary schools and polytechnic institutes, will remain closed until further notice.
