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…
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TNZ Group: Workers suspend agitation after assurance from secretary
TNZ Group: Workers suspend agitation after assurance from secretary TNZ Group workers did not receive their arrears of salary and allowances till Saturday. After a meeting with the factory workers and owners, Labor Secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman announced that he would pay Tk 3 crore for the time being. The workers initially rejected it but later accepted and suspended the agitation till April 7. Meanwhile, the Industrial Police and the Garment Factory Owners Association said that except for a few factories, the workers of the remaining factories have received half of…
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 MoreThis idea that being a follower of traditional religion means voting for a boat must be changed: Sarjis Alam
This idea that being a follower of traditional religion means voting for a boat must be changed: Sarjis Alam Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer (northern region) of the National Citizens Party (NCP), said, “We who belong to different religions should live together in harmony. This country does not belong to any particular religion. This is the country of everyone who lives in this country, who is a citizen of this country. But there is a deep-rooted idea among people that a brother of ours who follows the traditional religion means…
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 More50000 more tons of rice coming from India, proposal approved
50000 more tons of rice coming from India, proposal approved Another 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice is being imported from India. This will cost 21.238 million US dollars, or 259.11 million taka in Bangladeshi currency. India’s Bagadia Brothers Private Limited will supply this rice. The price of rice per ton has been fixed at 424.77 US dollars. The Government Procurement Advisory Council Committee approved the proposal in this regard to increase the country’s food stocks on Thursday. Financial Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting held at the Secretariat.…
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 MoreTwo BNP factions clash over Iftar distribution, 6 injured
Two BNP factions clash over Iftar distribution, 6 injured Six people were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP in Chittagong city over iftar distribution. The incident took place in the Mistripara area of Doublemooring police station on Thursday afternoon. The injured are Khurshid Alam, Md. Rakib, Md. Murad, Md. Sohel, Hasan Murad and Md. Jalal. Among them, Khurshid and Rakib are followers of former human rights secretary of Chittagong city BNP Kamrul Islam Chowdhury. The others are followers of Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain. Eyewitnesses to…
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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