Primary teachers to stage nonstop sit-in from Saturday for pay bump
Assistant teachers of government primary schools are set to launch a fresh protest programme, demanding that their salaries be raised to the 10th grade pay scale and to press for long-pending promotions. The protest action is being organised under the banner of the "Primary Teachers’ Demand Implementation Council", a coalition of four teacher organisations. “Starting Saturday, 20,000 teachers will stage a sit-in at Shaheed Minar to demand 10th-grade pay, higher grade benefits, and promotions. The protest will continue until our demands are met," Khairun Nahar Lipi, general secretary of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers’ Association (Shahin–Lipi), said on Friday. This time, we’ll return home only after we achieve our demands on the streets.”Bangladesh currently has 65,567 government primary schools employing around 384,000 teachers, according to the Directorate of Primary Education.
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November 07, 2025 14:26 UTC
Press Secretary Shafiqul says reports of ‘mob violence’ are not being denied
Press Secretary Shafiqul says reports of ‘mob violence’ are not being deniedChief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has admitted that some incidents of “mob violence” occurred in Bangladesh following the July Uprising. Speaking to journalists at Netrokona Circuit House on Friday, he said they were not denying that such incidents had taken place. He added that “mob violence” was not new in Bangladesh, as similar occurrences had been seen in the past. The press aide noted that the situation has now come “fully under control”.
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November 07, 2025 13:39 UTC
Fisherman dies over net casting clash in Sirajganj
A fisherman has died after allegedly being beaten by fellow fishermen during a dispute over net casting in Sirajganj. One of his nephews was also injured in the clash and has been admitted to hospital. Bimal’s son, Akash Hawlader, said the argument broke out around 3am on Friday when his father and three neighbours Horen Hawlader, Probash Hawlader and Ripon Hawlader, cast their nets in the same spot of the river. During the clash, my father’s head was struck by fishermen from the other boat,” Akash said. He added that Bimal was taken to hospital for treatment soon after the incident and later brought home.
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November 07, 2025 13:23 UTC
Interim government itself ‘creating conditions’ to hinder February election, says Fakhrul
Interim government itself ‘creating conditions’ to hinder February election, says FakhrulBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the interim government itself has created conditions that could “disrupt” the approaching national election. Speaking at a rally in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan on Friday, Fakhrul accused the interim administration of “failing” to maintain neutrality, despite his party’s support, and said its actions risk derailing the polls. He said the government was “failing” to maintain neutrality and instead setting the stage for possible disruption of the polls. Fakhrul also alleged that the political groups advocating a referendum were “plotting” to derail the electoral process. Reiterating the BNP’s position, he said the referendum must be held on the same day as the national election, scheduled for February 2026.
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November 07, 2025 12:57 UTC
RAB detains two over connection with shooting BNP’s Sarwar
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two individuals in connection with the killing of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot dead during the election campaign of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah in Chattogram. While RAB said the two were arrested from the city’s Hajirpool area on Friday, family members claimed they were picked up from their homes early in the morning. “It appeared that the bullet was meant for Sarwar, as the gun was pressed against his neck when fired. Sarwar Hossain Babla, who police listed as a “criminal”, was killed on the spot, while Ershad and four others were injured. Once everyone is caught, the main motive will become clear.”When asked about possible conflicts, he said: “Sarwar had an ongoing feud with Chhoto Sajjad.
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November 07, 2025 12:16 UTC
Uprising partners should all be in parliament to bring real changes: Nahid Islam
Uprising partners should all be in parliament to bring real changes: Nahid IslamNational Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has said that all participants of the July Uprising should be in the next parliament. He made the remark on Friday afternoon at the launching of the University Teachers' Forum at the Shamsur Rahman Auditorium of Bangla Academy. Nahid Islam declared his commitment to get a legal basis for the July Charter and move towards the next elections. Nahid said that uprisings, elections, and consensus commission would yield nothing without having some real changes in existing systems. Professor Sirajul Islam of Dhaka University has been named as convener of the newly introduced University Teachers' Forum while Dr. Shamim Hamidi of Dhaka International University was appointed as the member secretary.
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November 07, 2025 12:03 UTC
A Kushtia woman struggling in poverty killed her toddler daughter. Then she took her own life
A Kushtia woman struggling in poverty killed her toddler daughter. Then she took her own lifeA woman struggling in poverty has reportedly strangled her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter to death using a rope before dying by suicide in Kushtia’s Daulatpur. On Thursday night, she allegedly killed her daughter Lamia before hanging herself from the ceiling of her house. When she did not respond, they looked through the window and saw the hanging body, broke down the door, recovered the body, and reported the incident to the police. The bodies have been sent to the morgue at Kushtia General Hospital on Friday morning to confirm the cause of death.
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November 07, 2025 11:54 UTC
Bangladesh to move towards election through legal basis of July Charter, says Nahid
Bangladesh will move towards elections through a legal basis of the July Charter containing state reform initiatives, says National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam. He said, “Muhammad Yunus must issue the order of the July Charter from the point of the mass uprising. Therefore, all the stakeholders in the mass uprising should be in parliament." At the beginning of the event, the convening committee of the University Teachers Forum, the new organisation of teachers, was announced. Nahid said, "One of the contexts of the mass uprising was the economic crisis; the youth were the biggest victims in particular.
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November 07, 2025 11:47 UTC
India sets up Army base in West Bengal, military station in Assam along Bangladesh border
India sets up Army base in West Bengal, military station in Assam along Bangladesh borderEastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari with troops at the new military base in Chopra, West Bengal. Credit: Indian ArmyEastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari with troops at the new military base in Chopra, West Bengal. Credit: Indian ArmyThe Indian Army has operationalised a new military base in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur and is raising a new military station in Assam’s Dhubri to reinforce its capacity along the border with Bangladesh, reports the Deccan Chronicle. On Thursday, Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari visited the base at Chopra in North Dinajpur, close to the India-Bangladesh border. The Eastern Command posted from its account on social media site X: “Lt Gen RC Tiwari, #ArmyCdrEC, visited the troops of #BrahmastraCorps deployed at #ChopraDefenceLand.
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November 07, 2025 10:01 UTC
Injured BNP candidate Ershad Ullah being shifted to Dhaka for advanced treatment
Ershad Ullah, the BNP candidate for the Chattogram-8 parliamentary seat wounded in a shooting during a campaign event at the port city’s Bayezid Bostami, is being shifted to Dhaka for advanced treatment. He will be taken from Chattogram to Square Hospital in Dhaka by helicopter on Friday afternoon. Chattogram Metropolitan BNP Secretary Nazimur Rahman told bdnews24.com, "Ershad Ullah Bhai was shot in the right side of his chest and the leg. Chattogram Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain visited Ershad Ullah at Evercare Hospital late on Wednesday night. Shahadat, a physician by profession, had said: “I visited Ershad Ullah Bhai.
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November 07, 2025 09:54 UTC
Ansar member dismissed over mobile phone theft at Dhaka airport's cargo complex
An Ansar member has been expelled from the force on charges of stealing mobile phones from the cargo complex at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The incident has sparked renewed concern among traders over security lapses in the handling of imported goods at the airport. 8 in the early hours of Thursday while leaving the cargo complex with 15 mobile phones, hidden in his clothes and boots. Against this backdrop, the arrest of an Ansar member with stolen goods has further shaken confidence in airport security. If they can’t protect their own weapons, how will they protect our goods?”Bhuiyan added that the stolen mobile phones had been removed from cartons in a newly arrived shipment.
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November 07, 2025 09:36 UTC
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blameA man walks along a muddy street where cars piled up after being swept away in floods brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi pile up at a subdivision in Bacayan, Cebu City, Philippines, Nov 5, 2025. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 188 people across the Philippines and caused untold damage to infrastructure and farmland across the archipelago. "Kalmaegi will be more powerful and wetter because of these elevated temperatures, and this trend in sea surface temperatures is extremely clearly linked to human-caused global warming." "Climate change enhances typhoon intensity primarily by warming ocean surface temperatures and increasing atmospheric moisture content," said Gianmarco Mengaldo, a researcher at the National University of Singapore. "Our recent studies have shown that coastal regions affected by tropical storms are expanding significantly, due to the growing footprint of storm surges and ocean waves," said Feng.
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November 07, 2025 09:32 UTC
China's exports suffer worst downturn since Feb as tariffs hammer US demand
Chinese exports unexpectedly fell in October after months of front-loading US orders to beat President Donald Trump's tariffs, in a stark reminder of the manufacturing juggernaut's reliance on American consumers even as it woos buyers elsewhere. But US-bound Chinese goods will still face an average tariff rate around 45 percent, above the 35 percent level that some economists say wipes out Chinese manufacturers' profit margins. China's trade surplus with the US came in at $24.76 billion in October, rising from $22.82 billion a month prior. In line with its push to broaden its trade ties, Beijing on Thursday flagged fresh prospects for a trade or investment deal with the European Union, the world's third-largest economy. Last month, China posted a trade surplus of $21.9 billion with the 27-strong bloc.
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November 07, 2025 09:32 UTC
‘Conspiracy brewing to shatter democracy again’ after mass uprising, warns BNP's Fakhrul
A conspiracy is being hatched to subvert democracy in Bangladesh again after the July Uprising, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remarks while speaking to the media after laying wreaths at the grave of former president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Friday. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman presided over the standing committee meeting. "Shaheed Ziaur Rahman brought back multi-party democracy from a one-party system. Fakhrul said that Ziaur Rahman initiated progress in development in Bangladesh by introducing a free market economy in the country.
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November 07, 2025 07:33 UTC
Several people at a US military base fall ill after suspicious package with white powder opened, CNN reports
Several people at a US military base fall ill after suspicious package with white powder opened, CNN reportsA satellite image shows tents set up near the runway at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct 29, 2025. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERSA suspicious package containing white powder delivered to a US military base in Maryland caused multiple people to fall ill and led to several being hospitalised, CNN reported on Thursday. A building on the base was evacuated after an individual "opened a suspicious package," CNN said, citing a statement from Joint Base Andrews, located outside Washington, DC. The package contained an unknown white powder, said CNN, citing two sources familiar with the investigation. The US Department of Defense and Joint Base Andrews did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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November 07, 2025 07:16 UTC