The government yesterday increased the electricity price once again by 5 percent at the retail level the second hike in 19 days as it steadily retracts subsidies from the power sector while piling the burden on common people already struggling with inflation.
A group of concerned guardians of students who were arrested seven days ago on the Dhaka University campus after being attacked by BCL activists submitted a memorandum to the vice chancellor yesterday.
Leaders of “Ganatantra Mancha”, a new alliance of seven political parties, demanded dissolving of the current parliament and urged for fair elections under a caretaker government.