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Labor unrest stalls metro rail services

The metro rail service has been suspended for several weeks due to a strike by metro rail workers, though it is now ready to operate fully with repaired lines, coaches, and signal systems. These workers claim that senior officials enjoy significantly more benefits than those at the lower levels. As a result, the metro rail remains closed, despite there being no technical issues, according to sources at the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the state-run entity managing the metro service. The timeline f...

Fake freedom fighters to be punished, assures Faruk E Azam

Bir Protik Faruk E Azam, the advisor to the liberation war affairs and disaster management ministries, said that any fake freedom fighters identified will be punished for ‘deceiving’ the state. He made the remarks at a press briefing on Saturday at the Chattogram Circuit House regarding the city's law and order situation. “Scrutinising the list of freedom fighters, we can see the reality of what happened. They have become freedom fighters in many forms and ways,” said Faruk. “We will examine the issue (fa...

4 or 5 interim govt advisers to take oath

More four or five advisers are set to take oath as members of the incumbent Interim government, led by Chief Adviser Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, at the Bangabhaban tomorrow afternoon. "The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Bangabhaban Durbar Hall at 4 PM on Friday... But details, including the names of proposed advisers couldn't be known immediately," President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS this afternoon. Earlier, 17 advisers of Dr Muhammad Yunus-led interim government were sw...

Border vigilance is non-negotiable: Sakhawat

Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain today said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will not turn their backs on the border anymore. "This party was worse than any fascist party. They told BGB, who are supposed to protect borders, to turn their backs," he said. "That will not happen anymore," he added. He was talking to journalists at the BGB Hospital after visiting BGB members who suffered injuries in clashes during the quota reform student movement. Asked about the act...

15 August holiday scrapped

The public holiday on 15 August to mark a national mourning day has been canceled. The interim government approved the decision in an advisory council meeting at state guest house Jamuna on Tuesday. According to sources, the decision was taken on the basis of a broad consensus during the recent dialogues with political parties. The advisory coun...
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