Banks to remain closed for 9 straight days during Eid
Banks to remain closed for 9 straight days during Eid

Banks will remain closed for nine consecutive days from 28 March to 5 April due to the Eid holidays. However, to facilitate the payment of wages for workers in the garment sector, the Bangladesh Bank has instructed certain bank branches in garment industrial areas to remain open on 28 and 29...

Gazipur worker’s death: Highway blocked, vehicle torched, factories closed
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...