BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday accused the government of lying about issues related to sending party Chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad for treatment and vowed not to leave the streets until the government steps down.
Life has become exceedingly difficult for craftsmen that make different bamboo products used in agriculture and fishing as production costs have soared in recent years. With the price of finished goods being almost equal to the input cost, many bamboo craftsmen have been forced to leave their ancestral profession in search of a better source of income.