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Road accident: 1 killed, 2 injured in Gazipur
A passenger was killed and two others were injured after being struck by a bus while traveling in an autorickshaw in Konabari area of Gazipur this morning (March 30). The identities of the victims have not been confirmed yet, said S M Ashraful Alam, Deputy Police Commissioner (Traffic) of...
Gazipur workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for extended Eid vacation
Workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for one and a half hours demanding to extend their vacation by two days on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. The protest caused severe traffic tailback on the both ends of the highway, causing suffering...
Workers' protest for overdue salaries in Gazipur, 12 factories closed
Garment factory workers in the Bhogra area of Gazipur city protested demanding their overdue salaries, leading authorities to announce a holiday in 10-12 factories. The protest began around 9:45 AM on Monday when workers from Mim Garments took to the streets. During the protest, the highway was...
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding bonuses
On Friday morning, workers from a readymade garment factory in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to demand their 14-point list of grievances, including Eid and production bonuses. The protest disrupted vehicular movement for approximately one and a half hours, lasting until 11:30 AM,...
Workers' protest in Gazipur: Holidays declared in 10 factories
Holidays have been declared in 10 factories in Tongi and Mouchak areas of Kaliakoir in Gazipur amid the workers protest movement. Gazipur Industrial Police-2 superintendent of police AKM Jahirul Islam confirmed this information to the media at around 12:15 pm on Tuesday. He said that so far,...
Gazipur workers end blockades on highways, traffic resumes
Workers have lifted the blockade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Tongi and the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipurs Mouchak, allowing traffic to resume. They blocked the highways demanding due wages, overtime, and Eid bonuses, as well as protesting the assault of a co-worker. Although the...
Gazipur traffic gridlock as workers block highways
Labourers of a factory in Gazipurs Tongi have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway demanding due wages, Eid bonuses, and protesting against overtime. Additionally, workers in Gazipurs Maouchak area have blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in protest against assaults on their co-workers. The...
Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway
Battery-powered auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for three hours on Tuesday, protesting the alleged killing of one of their colleagues by bus workers on Monday. The protest, which began at 8 am, lasted until 11 am and took place in the Gargaria Master Bari...
Gazipur worker’s death: Highway blocked, vehicle torched, factories closed
Workers staged a protest and blocked the highway in the Bhogra Bypass area of Gazipur city following the suicide of a female worker, Afsana Akter Laboni (30). During the demonstration, they set fire to a factory vehicle. The protest began around 8 am on Monday, as workers blocked the...
58th Bishwa Ijtema concludes with Munajat
The third phase of the second segment of the Bishwa Ijtema has concluded with the Akheri Munajat on Sunday, reports Dhaka Tribune. It began at 12:37pm and concluded at 1:07pm on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur. Following the munajat, the surroundings of Tongis Turag bank and...
Operation Devil Hunt: Another 48 arrested in Gazipur
A total of 48 people, suspected to be leaders and activists of Awami League, have been arrested in Gazipur on the fourth day of ongoing Operation Devil Hunt. The latest drive brought to 309 the number of people so far arrested from both Gazipur city and the district. Of them, 80, 100, and 81...
Nagorik Committee holds protest march against attack on students in Gazipur
Jatiya Nagarik Committee has held a protest march and rally against the attack and torture on students by Awami League leaders and activists at the house of former minister Mozammel Haque in Gazipur. This program was held in front of the deputy commissioners office on Rajbari Road in Gazipur...
Gazipur Safari Park welcomes endangered 11 capped langurs rescued in Dhaka
Gazipur Safari Park has become a sanctuary for the critically endangered 11 capped langurs (Hanumans), a rare species recently rescued from traffickers. On Friday, authorities received the capped langurs, which were seized during a raid in the Swami Bagh area of Dhaka. The animals had been...
41 factories permanently shut in Gazipur
In the past five months, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, Gazipurs industrial landscape has faced a significant upheaval. Fifty-one factories have ceased operations, of which 41 have been permanently shut. Ten factories were announced as temporarily closed, while another seven...
Revolutionaries who ended ‘Black Age’ must be honored: Golam Parwar
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar has emphasized the need to honor the sacrifices made by those who brought an end to the Black Age in Bangladesh, reports BSS. Speaking at a workers conference on Friday at Bhabanipur Muktijoddha College ground in Gazipur Sadar Upazila,...