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Chaos by Pro-BNP lawyers disrupts judicial activities at Supreme Court
Shawdesh Desk: The judicial activities of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court remained halted since Thursday morning amid chaos by pro-BNP lawyers demanding that hearing on the bail petitionReadMore
Indictment hearing against Khaleda for stigmatizing Liberation War on January 12
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on set January 12 for holding hearing on charge framing in a case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for stigmatizing War of Liberation. TodayReadMore
Indian-American Peter Mathews to run for US Congress
Shawdesh Desk: Indian-American Peter Mathews, also a political analyst on CNN television, will be running for Congress, reports PTI. Mathews, who was born in India and immigrated to the USReadMore
Another faction of petro pump owners, workers place 12-point demand
Shawdesh Desk: Now, another faction of Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank-Lorry Workers-Owners’ Unity Council on Tuesday placed a 12-point demand, urging the government to settle those by December 15. AtReadMore
35.4cr new books ready for textbook festival
Shawdesh Desk: As many as 35,39,94,197 textbooks will be distributed free of cost among 4,27,72,747 primary and secondary level students across the country on January 1, the start of academicReadMore
Abrar killing: Properties of four fugitives to be seized
Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued an order to attach properties of four fugitive accused in a case filed over the killing of Bangladesh University of Engineering andReadMore
Workers of nine state-owned jute mills went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of arrears. Md Murad Hossain, joint convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad, said they have no option other than going on strike because they cannot run their families anymore without salaries and wages. Over 30,000 workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore have long been waiting for payment of wages of nine to twelve months, he said, reports UNB. Beside, two to four months’ salaries of over 1000 employees remained unpaid. Murad also said despite repeated assurance, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation did not implement the Wage Board Commission for workers. Workers of Crescent Jute Mills, Platinum Jute Mills, Khalishpur Jute Mills, Daulatpur Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Eastern Jute Mills, Alim Jute Mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore are enforcing the strike which will continue until 6am on Wednesday. Their 11-point demand includes necessary allocation for jute sector, payment of outstanding salaries, wages, implementation of Wage Board Commission and weekly wage payment. Workers brought out rallies in front of different jute mills in the city where, convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad Abdul Hamid, CBA president of Platinum Jute Mills Shahana Sharmin, general secretary of Khalishpur Jute Mills CBA Ibrahim Sheikh, among other, spoke.
Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to take over the charge of the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) next year. “The honourable prime minister has acceptedReadMore
Trump to ‘restore’ tariffs on steel, aluminium from Brazil and Argentina
Shawdesh Desk: US President Donald Trump has said he will place tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina. He justified the move saying those countries’ weak currenciesReadMore
