Federation's General Secretary Osman Ali told The Daily Star that they would go for the strike as the government did not communicate the platform over its eight-point demand, including amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act-2018.

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders would be invited to dinner on Thursday at the Gono Bhaban for talks with the ruling Awami League, said sources.

The Election Commission has scrapped the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami, a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, making it clear that the party will not be able to contest the upcoming national election.

Businesses incurred massive losses following the two-day countrywide transport strike that almost stalled the mobility of workers and goods.

A seven-day-old baby died in an ambulance at Chandgram of Moulvibazar after transport workers during their strike yesterday held the vehicle for around an hour and a half.

Already helpless due to the transport workers' strike, commuters yesterday struggled to find alternative modes of transportation to reach their destinations, which was, oftentimes, made impossible.

Dr Kamal Hossain in a letter urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to arrange talks between the Awami League and Jatiya Oikyafront ahead of the national polls.

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Giving in to pressure from government high-ups, Bangladesh Bank has set in motion the process of giving licences to four proposed commercial banks.

The 10th parliament sits for the last time today, with the main opposition Jatiya Party setting a rare example in the history of the country's parliamentary democracy.

Road transport workers yesterday virtually held the countrymen hostage as they began a 48-hour strike to force the government to bring amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act-2018, practically cutting off the capital from the rest of the country.

The government would have to face unimaginable “punishment” if it did not meet the Jatiya Oikyafront's demand for fair polls, said Dr Kamal Hossain, a top leader of the alliance, at a rally in Chattogram yesterday.

Commuters suffered delays as a group of jobseekers blocked the capital's busy Shahbagh intersection for hours yesterday demanding extension of age limit to 35 from 30 for entering government jobs.

The Election Commission yesterday exhibited the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in eight districts amid ongoing criticism and protests by opposition parties regarding its use in the upcoming national polls.

Road transport workers will observe a 48-hour work abstention from 6:00am today to press home their eight-point demand mainly related to bringing amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act-2018.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought reelection of Awami League to uphold the global recognition of Bangladesh as a role model of development.

Parliament last night passed the Narcotics Control Bill 2018, keeping the provision for the death sentence or life-term imprisonment for anyone found carrying more than 200 grams of yaba or more than 25 grams of heroin or cocaine.

Bangladesh Bank has given AnonTex, which took more than Tk 5,500 crore from Janata Bank through serious irregularities, a controversial permission to take more loans from other state-owned banks as well, reschedule its loans and valuate its assets afresh to make it look like a healthy company.

Keeping in mind the last parliamentary election that saw 154 candidates elected uncontested, the ruling Awami League now considers fielding dummy contenders alongside the party nominees in all the 300 constituencies.

It was a series where Bangladesh had a lot to prove as they were playing without two of their most experienced players in Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.