Staff Reporter:
BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has been remanded for seven days in connection with the attack, vandalism, and arson at the Bangladesh Television (BTV) building during the quota reform movement.
The remand was granted today by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shanta Akter following a hearing. Prior to this, the investigating officer of the case presented Annie in court, seeking a 10-day remand. The incident occurred on 18 July when the BTV office in Rampura was attacked. Following the incident, BTV Dhaka Centre General Manager Mahfuza Akter filed a case at Rampura police station the next day.
Annie was subsequently arrested last Thursday evening from the Elephant Road area in the capital.
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.
bdreports24 Desk:
Referring to the countrywide recent havoc and atrocities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she had an apprehension there might be a strike like this by the BNP-Jamaat clique to pull down the country's prosperity.
". . . they (BNP-Jamaat) had wanted not to hold the elections, but we had arranged the elections. After election they thought it wouldn't be accepted by all, but we've also made it acceptable to all and we've formed the government. It was an apprehension to me that there would be a strike like this," she said, reports BSS.
The Premier made this remarks while exchanging views with editors, senior journalists and head of news of various media outlets, organised by Editors' Guild at her office (PMO).
She mentioned that bef...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to deliver a speech to the nation this evening, Wednesday, July 17th, at 7:30 PM. The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed this schedule.
AKM Shakhawat Mun, the Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, informed the media about this planned address. In light of the recent movements demanding quota reforms, it is expected that the Prime Minister will discuss the overall situation of the country in her speech.
The address will be broadcast live on Bangladesh Television and other national broadcast media outlets.
Staff Reporter:
Members of the Gono Odhikar Parishad have staged a Ghaibana Janaza (absentia funeral prayer) in a tense standoff at Paltan while facing heavy police presence and tear gas amid ongoing quota movement.
Witnesses reported a large number of participants who remained resolute despite the aggressive police tactics.
They vowed to continue their struggle and announced plans for future demonstrations, calling for broader public support to challenge what they describe as oppressive state measures.
