20 workers held hostage at brick kiln in Nandail rescued, 2 arrested The joint forces have rescued 20 workers who were being held hostage in a brick kiln in Nandail, Mymensingh. On Wednesday evening, the workers were rescued by conducting a raid at a brick kiln named SRB Bricks in the Baruigram Dangri area of Chandipasha Union. Two people were arrested at that time. The arrested persons are Billal Hossain (40) of Aranyapasha village of Gangail Union of the upazila and Md. Zakaria (50) of Mushulli village of Mushulli Union.…
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Myanmar junta announces 20-day ceasefire
Myanmar junta announces 20-day ceasefire The junta government has declared a 20-day ceasefire against the rebels in Myanmar. The ceasefire will start on Wednesday (April 2) and will remain in effect until April 22. Myanmar’s state-run MRTV reported this news. The MRTV bulletin broadcast tonight said that the ceasefire has been declared to facilitate the rehabilitation of those affected by the earthquake. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar last Friday (March 28). An aftershock of 6.4 magnitude occurred 11 minutes later. More than 3,000 people have been reported to have…
Read MorePutin wants new administration in Ukraine
Putin wants new administration in Ukraine Russia and Ukraine are not willing to make concessions on the ceasefire agreement. Moscow is giving one condition after another for a peace agreement. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new demand is that the current government of Ukraine should be removed and an interim administration should be put in power. Only with the help of that administration will the war end. On Friday, Putin spoke to reporters while visiting the Murmansk port in northern Russia. At that time, he was full of praise for…
Read MoreWherever you find Awami League you will put them in jail by mass-washing: NCP leader Joynal in Comilla
Wherever you find Awami League you will put them in jail by mass-washing: NCP leader Joynal in Comilla If any party wants to transform from oppressed to oppressor, they will be defeated like the Awami League, said Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Joint Member Secretary Joynal Abedin (Shishir). He made this comment at a rally and Iftar mahfil organized at Bagmara High School ground in Lalmai Upazila of Comilla before Iftar on Friday. The rally was organized under the banner of Lalmai Upazila NCP to demand ‘trial of Awami League for…
Read MoreJagannath University issues show cause notice to three Chhatra Dal leaders
Jagannath University issues show cause notice to three Chhatra Dal leaders The central parliament of the organization has issued a show cause notice to the three joint conveners of Jagannath University branch of Chhatra Dal for violating discipline. The notice was issued by Chhatra Dal central president Rakibul Islam and general secretary Nasir Uddin. This information was given in a press release signed by Chhatra Dal central office secretary Md. Jahangir Alam on Thursday. It said that the three joint conveners – Sumon Sardar, Rashed Bin Hakim and Omar Faruk…
Read MoreIsrael threatens to occupy Gaza if hostages are not released
Israel threatens to occupy Gaza if hostages are not released Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. He said that if the remaining hostages held by Hamas are not released, Gaza will be partially occupied. Hamas has threatened to send the hostages back in ‘coffins’ if Israel does not stop its attacks. The first phase of the ceasefire began on January 19 after 15 months of indiscriminate Israeli attacks on Gaza. Israel wants to extend the first phase of the ceasefire…
Read MoreACC files case against 14 apartments in New York in the name of late Awami League leader Nasim’s son
ACC files case against 14 apartments in New York in the name of late Awami League leader Nasim’s son The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found 14 apartments in the name of Tamal Mansur, son of late Awami League leader and former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, in New York City, USA. The ACC filed a case against Tamal on Thursday, alleging that he acquired illegal assets. The agency’s Director General, Akhtar Hossain, gave this information at the ACC’s head office in Segunbagicha in the capital. The ACC says that the market…
Read MoreRobbery assault on police in Dhanmondi, 6 arrested
Robbery assault on police in Dhanmondi, 6 arrested A brutal robbery took place in a six-storey building in the alley of Viqarunnisa School on Dhanmondi Road 8 in the capital on Wednesday morning. A group of people identified as RAB beat up and tied up security personnel and entered the building’s jewelry shop and several businesses, looting about 3.6 million taka and gold ornaments. At one stage, they also attacked the police. Police arrested four people from the scene. They are Farhad Bin Mosharraf (33), Yasin Hasan (22), Mobasher Ahmed…
Read MoreBangladesh Trade Union Federation demands payment of outstanding wages and Eid bonus to workers
Bangladesh Trade Union Federation demands payment of outstanding wages and Eid bonus to workers The government gave Tk 1.5 lakh crore to factory owners as incentives during the Corona pandemic, but the workers did not get it. The Bangladesh Trade Union Federation (TUF) has demanded to know where and how the money of this incentive was spent. They have demanded immediate payment of the workers’ arrears of wages, current month’s wages and Eid bonus. TUF President Faizul Hakim and General Secretary Amir Abbas made this demand in a statement on…
Read MorePTI to protest outside Adiala Jail demanding Imran’s release
PTI to protest outside Adiala Jail demanding Imran’s release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is incarcerated in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The PTI has announced a three-day protest outside the jail during Eid as the government has not given any concessions on his release. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and head of PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter Junaid Akbar said in a television interview that party workers will protest outside Adiala Jail on all three days of Eid-ul-Fitr. He also said that if the…
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