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Countrywide wildcat launch strike: Thousand of passengers stranded at Sadarghat terminal
Mamunur Rashid
River transport workers started countrywide wildcat strike from Thursday midnight demanding higher wages, resulting in the suspension of water transport on major river routes and crowding road transports system.
Source said the lighterage vessels were also on strike since Monday.
The Deputy Director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Alamgir Kabir told The New Nation that the water transport workers went on strike convened by BWTWF since midnight Thursday demanding better wages.  |
JCD, Shibir students clash: CMC declared closed sine die
Chittagong Correspondent
Chittagong Medical College (CMC) has been declared closed for indefinite period after a series of pre-dawn fierce clashes reportedly between the activists of two student organisations JCD and Shibir.
Academic Council of the college in a pre-dawn emergency meeting yesterday finalised the decision and asked the students to vacate the dormitories. The meeting also postponed all ongoing examinations until next announcement.
Four dormitories barring the foreigner's one have already been vacated and students moved away to the safer places. |
Country heading towards polls to get good govt: Gen Moeen
UNB, Patuakhali
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday said the country is heading towards an election and will get a good government at the start of next year.
He made the remark while inaugurating ORCA Palli-6, built by Old Rajshahi Cadet Association (ORCA), at Kuakata here in the morning.
"Our country, full of huge potential, will soon progress more if it gets proper and efficient leadership," Gen Moeen said and called upon the people to elect efficient and honest leadership in the next elections. He also urged all not to sell their votes in the election. |
High price persists in kitchen market
Staff Reporter
The prices of the essential items including rice, soybean oil and lentil continue to maintain a high trend in different kitchen markets of the city. Onion and most of the vegetable prices have also increased Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg yesterday.
Skyrocketing prices of essential items have put a financial burden on the limited budget of lower and middle-income group of people.
Customers in the city market said they were now unable of to maintain their monthly family expenditure as the prices of essential commodities were going up by everyday. |
Solo musical soiree enthrals audience
Staff Reporter
A solo musical soiree of Rabindra artiste Mezbahul Azam Monju was held at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy yesterday evening.
Syed Mohammad Zobaer, Secretary for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, was present as chief guest in the function, while Md Sharful Alam, Secretary for the Ministry of Culture, was present as special guest on the occasion.
Sunil Chandra Das, Director of Music and Dance Department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, gave the welcome speech, while Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam, Director General of Shilpakala Academy, chaired the programme. |
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Internet Edition. July 12, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
