Violent clashes between garment workers and police over demands for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 brought parts of Mirpur in the capital to a standstill on Sunday, disrupting road traffic and forcing the authorities to suspend operations at five metro rail stations. The unrest began after garment workers blocked roads in the Mirpur-10 […]

Civil servants across Bangladesh were expected to receive their long-awaited increased salaries alongside three months of arrears starting today, Sunday, 1 November. However, administrative hurdles and technical anomalies have stalled the rollout for thousands of public sector employees. As the fixation of salaries under the revised pay scale remains incomplete, many officials and workers will […]

Police have recovered the bloodied body of a 35-year-old man from a road in the Labanchara area of Khulna city, following a brutal broad-daylight hacking incident late on Saturday night. The victim, identified as Shahidul, was a local resident who succumbed to critical sharp-weapon injuries after being targeted by unidentified assailants near the Darga Kashemia […]

Police have recovered the partially decomposed bodies of a married couple from an agricultural field in Keshabpur upazila under Jessore district, triggering widespread shock and grief across the local community. The deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Alek Sardar and his 38-year-old wife, Majeda Begum, residents of Magurkhali village within the nearby Mangalkote union. The […]

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have launched an extensive 24-hour enforcement campaign targeting traffic violators across the capital, resulting in the registration of 1,810 individual cases. The citywide operation, executed on Saturday by the DMP’s dedicated traffic division, marks a sharp intensification of efforts to restore order and improve road safety across Bangladesh’s bustling metropolis. […]

Garment workers took to the streets of Mirpur for a second consecutive day on Sunday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka. The demonstrations turned violent in Mirpur Section 11, where protesters set fire to a police vehicle as law enforcement attempted to clear blockaded roads, triggering series of violent clashes throughout the district. […]

Fire broke out in a textile scrap warehouse belonging to Tropical Knitex Limited in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair, Gazipur, on Sunday afternoon, amidst mounting local labour unrest. Emergency operations faced severe delays as fire crews encountered gridlocked traffic and blockaded highways, ultimately requiring Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) escorts to reach the scene […]

Garment workers in Gazipur staged fresh demonstrations on Sunday, demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to Tk 30,000. The protests, which spread across several industrial areas from the morning, brought traffic on the Dhaka–Tangail Highway to a complete standstill. A police box in Konabari was also set on fire during the unrest. In […]

A mosque committee in Nandail, Mymensingh, has removed its imam from his position following remarks in a Friday sermon in which he described former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as an ‘autocrat’. The decision has prompted mixed reactions among local residents and worshippers, with some questioning the committee’s action and others raising concerns about political comments […]