Author: Staff Reporter

Importers have announced a two-day suspension of fresh fruit offloading at Chittagong Port in protest against the government’s decision to impose increased VAT and additional duties on fruit imports. Muhammad Touhidul Alam, General Secretary of the Chittagong Fruit Traders Association and Organizational Secretary of the Bangladesh Fresh Fruits Importers Association, confirmed the decision on Monday, February 3. The suspension will not only affect Chittagong Port but will also extend to all land ports across the country, with imported fruits being held back from clearance for the next two days, he said. Earlier on the same day, fruit importers staged a…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has instructed the police nationwide to implement an online system for filing cases. The directive was issued during a high-level meeting at the state guest house, Jamuna, at Monday, where the current law and order situation was reviewed. The meeting was attended by Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, and Home Secretary Nasimul Gani. Under the existing system, filing a First Information Report (FIR) requires a visit to the nearest police station, a process that is often time-consuming and vulnerable to misuse. To address this, Professor Yunus…

Students of Government Titumir College have blocked railway tracks in the capital’s Mohakhali area   protesting for an independent university status. This has caused a disruption in rail communication between Dhaka and the rest of the country. The protest began at around 3:40 p.m. on Monday, February 3, when students blocked the railway crossing in Mohakhali. Prior to this, at approximately 2:45 p.m., they marched from the college to the crossing. Anwar Hossain, the station master at Dhaka Railway Station, confirmed that the blockade had halted rail traffic between Dhaka and other parts of the country. The Jamuna Express and Kalni…