Nationwide blockade

A deserted Savar street as no long-haul buses are operating due to lack of passengers. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Long-haul transport grinds to a halt amid blockade, leaving commuters in distress

In Dhaka's Savar and Nabinagar bus terminals, most bus counters remained closed until 11am, with only a few open counters

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University witnesses relatively low patient pressure as most avoided visiting the facility in the capital on Sunday – the first day of a 48-hour countrywide blockade called by BNP and Jamaat. Photo: Tawsia Tajmim
Health

Blockades take a toll on the ailing

A double-decker Dhaka University bus was set on fire in the capital's Mirpur area on Monday (6 November) evening. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Covered van torched in Fatulla

Picketers wearing helmets breaking bricks to block Sylhet-Dhaka highway. Photo: TBS
Politics

Blockade in Sylhet: Petrol bombs thrown, pickup van set on fire, one arrested

A group of agitators set a bus on fire and vandalised two other in Chattogram's Rangunia upazila on Thursday (2 November) morning. Photo: TBS
Politics

Nationwide blockade: Protesters vandalise and torch buses in Ctg

Photo :TBS
Politics

CPJ seeks impartial investigation into assaults on journalists covering recent political rallies

A bus was torched in capital's Mugda area during the BNP-Jamaat's blockade programme on Wednesday (1 November). File Photo: Jaynal Abedin Shishir
Politics

Day 3 of blockade: 4 vehicles burnt in Dhaka, Narayanganj so far

On Thursday (2 November), Munshiganj Juba Dal leaders and activists burning tires on Jubilee Road of the city to express their solidarity with the three-day nationwide blockade. Photo: TBS
Politics

Jubo Dal stages torch procession in Munshiganj on final day of BNP-led blockade

Ismail Mia, a rickshaw-puller in the capital near Moghbazar, struggles to make ends meet amid nationwide blockade. Photo: Mehedi Hasan Marof
Features

Political instability snatching what little left for daily wage earners

Jamaat e Islami Bangladesh Dhaka south brings out a procession in the early morning on Wednesday, 1 November 2023. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
Bangladesh

Roads barricaded in Rangunia, two trucks set on fire

A public transport engulfed in flames amid 3-day nationwide blockade called by the BNP-Jamaat and their allies. Photo: TBS
Politics

16 arson incidents across country till Wednesday morning: Fire Service

A motorcycle set on fire on the Dhaka-Bogura Highway on the first day of the three-day blockade. The photo was taken on 31 October. Photo: Khorshed Alam
Bangladesh

Blockaders set 3 motorcycles on fire on Dhaka-Bogura highway

Shopkeepers waiting for customers. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Blockade leaves Mohmmadpur markets deserted, shopkeepers worried