The ruling Awami League's two-day ‘peace and development procession’ programme is set to start from the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh this afternoon. The programme will be held in response to the BNP's 'one-point' movement for the government’s resignation. The Awami League will take out processions to resist the BNP's “attempts to create an unstable situation,” it said. No force can thwart elections: Razzaque Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader will deliver a speech as chief guest at the brief inauguration while President of Dhaka South City Awami League will preside over the event.  The procession will start outside the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh at 3 pm. Following that, the Dhaka South City unit of Awami League will march towards Road No. 32 in Dhanmondi. The rally will pass Shahbagh, Kataban, Science Laboratory, Kalabagan to reach Dhanmondi 32. Those attacking Hero Alam were trying to make Dhaka-17 by-polls controversial: Arafat condemns incident On Wednesday, the rally will be held at Tejgaon's Satrasta intersection, followed by a procession led by the Dhaka North City unit of Awami League to Mohakhali.  The rally will pass Satrasta, Tibet, Nabisco, Mohakhali Bus Terminal. The Dhaka District Awami League will hold the procession outside the metropolis on both days. No foreign pressure for election dialogue: Hasan Mahmud

Tea workers in Sylhet brought out a torch procession to press home their three-point demand including payment of their dues at Malinichhara Tea Estate on Tuesday. The workers under the banner of ‘Tea Garden Education Rights Implementation Council’ brought out the procession from Malinichhara Tea Estate and paraded towards Lakakkatura, Choukidekhi and ended at Rest Camp around 5:30 pm. Read more: Sylhet tea workers join work after 19 days of strike Organiser Adhir Baurir, chief organiser Sanjay Kanta Das expressed solidarity with the workers and spoke at the procession. Speakers from the procession said as per the rules, a bilateral deal was scheduled to be held per two years for raising the wages and other facilities of the workers but no deal has been signed yet in 2021-22. The Tea Estate Owners did not pay any heed to the demand of the workers, they said. The daily wage for the tea estate workers has been raised to Tk 170 from Tk 120 after a 19-day movement in August, but the owners did not provide their extended arrears for the last 19 months. They demanded payment of their dues immediately. Read more: Tea workers’ daily wage set at Tk170: Fair? The tea workers also threatened to go for another movement if their demand goes unheeded and the owners and government would be held responsible for that. The workers also demanded Tk 500 wage daily and 5kg of ration. They also demanded to provide education stipend and educational materials to their children free of cost. The workers at the country's 167 tea plantations went on a strike in August last to press for increasing their daily pay to Tk300, given the recent price hike of the essential commodities.

Khulna has virtually turned into a city of processions since this morning, as BNP is set to hold its scheduled divisional rally in the afternoon. Leaders and activists of the party and BNP’s associate bodies were seen coming to the Sonali Bank premises rally venue in the city — in small processions — from adjacent areas since early morning. Though vehicle movement, except trains, practically remained halted between Khulna and the rest of the country since Friday morning, BNP activists from 10 districts reached the venue overcoming obstacles. As part of its divisional program, BNP will hold the rally in protest against price hike of fuel and daily essentials and the killing of five BNP leaders and activists during the recent movement, and demanding the unconditional release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The rally is scheduled to formally begin at 2pm where party’s senior leaders, including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will deliver speeches. Meanwhile, some activists of the ruling party Awami League were seen taking position at the entry points of the city. They were also seen staging a motorcycle showdown in different parts of the city. Law enforcers were seen checking people and vehicles, coming from different parts of the district, at the entry points of Khulna city. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and a number of senior leaders reached in the city and they visited the rally venue on Friday night. BNP activists started gathering at the Sonali Bank premises from Friday night. They also placed mats and pillows on KD Ghosh Road and stayed overnight. Some were seen having meals after placing mats on the road while some were seen talking in groups at city points. Also read: BNP set to defy all obstacles as supporters start gathering for Khulna rally

Students of Government Science School and College today (September 12, 2022) blocked roads in Dhaka’s Farmgate area, demanding safe roads and protesting the death of a fellow student in a road accident in Tejgaon area yesterday. A number of students of the school took to the street around 11:50 am, in front of the Farmgate Police Box, demanding road safety, according to the UNB photographer. Read “No single nation can address evolving tech-based crimes on its own”

BNP activists and police clashed with police in the capital's Nayapaltan area on Tuesday, leaving over 60 people, including six law enforcers, injured. The clash took place around 11:30am when some BNP men brought out a procession towards Kakrail crossing after the end of a ‘peace rally' in front of their office. As police tried to obstruct the procession, BNP activists locked in the clash by throwing brickbats towards police. At one stage, police charged batons on the BNP men and fired teargas canisters at them. Several hundred BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of BNP’s central office since morning to join the peace rally in protest against the recent communal violence in the country. Read: AL behind’ communal violence, alleges BNP Huge cops were deployed in the Nayapaltan area this morning. BNP was scheduled to bring out a ‘peace rally’ towards the Jatiya Press Club from its Nayapaltan central office at 11am.

Muslims across Bangladesh are observing the Holy Ashura on Friday, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), with religious fervour and solemnity. On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), along with his family members and 72 followers, embraced martyrdom at the hands of Yazid’s soldiers on Karbala maidan in Iraq to uphold the teachings of the Prophet. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the day is being observed in a more muted way as the government has prohibited all  processions, including Tajia. Also read: Holy Ashura to be observed on Friday

Jahangirnagar University students on Saturday unlocked the main gate of a dormitory as the authorities ‘did not take’ any step to fulfill their 3-point demand, including hall reopening.

Islamic University, Sept 21 (UNB) – The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia on Saturday imposed a one-day ban on processions and meetings on the campus.