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Anti-Musk protesters rally outside Tesla dealership in Washington

Roughly 100 people waved signs and danced in protest outside a Tesla dealership in Washington on Saturday, angry at the electric vehicle makers billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who has led efforts to sharply cut the federal workforce. Cars driving past the demonstration honked at the protesters whose...

33 garment factories shut amid protests over Eid bonuses

A total of 33 garment factories in Gazipur, Mymensingh, and Savar were shut down on Saturday amid worker protests demanding Eid bonuses and extended holidays. The closures were implemented to maintain security and protect assets, as tensions escalated ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Many ready-made...

Israeli democracy 'hijacked by the worst people' following Shin Bet chief’s firing

The sacking of Ronen Bar, head of Israels Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, has sparked widespread protests across the country, with demonstrators accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government of undermining Israeli democracy. Netanyahu removed Bar from his position over alleged...

Sports adviser to meet BFF president over Fahamedul issue

Bangladesh Youth and Sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain is set to meet Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal on Wednesday to discuss the exclusion of Italy-based Bangladeshi footballer Fahamedul Islam from the national team. Bangladesh national team head coach Javier...

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...

Dhaka Central University to be established with 7 colleges

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalized plans to establish Dhaka Central University, set to incorporate seven government colleges from the capital. This decision follows a meeting with a delegation of 32 students at the UGC building in Agargaon on Sunday. In February 2017, these...

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,...

Violence against women: Students stage protest at Shahbagh

The students from 30 colleges in the capital have gathered at Shahbagh to demand the maximum punishment for perpetrators of violence, rape, and abuse against women. The students arrived in small processions and took position in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh on Tuesday afternoon....

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...

US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia

U.S. immigration agents have arrested a Palestinian graduate student who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New Yorks Columbia University, the student workers labor union said on Sunday, reports Reuters. The student, Mahmoud Khalil, who studies at the universitys School...

Man arrested after scaling Big Ben, shouting 'Free Palestine'

A man who scaled Big Bens Elizabeth Tower in London on Saturday morning, waving a Palestinian flag and shouting Free Palestine, was arrested after spending 16 hours on the landmark, British police confirmed on Sunday, report Reuters, AFP/ KT. The man, who remained barefoot on a ledge several...

Kuki protesters clash with security forces on day 1 of 'Free Movement' in Manipur

Civilian buses escorted by the security forces resumed trips across districts in Manipur today amid protests by the Kuki tribes, who want no free movement until their demand for a separate administration carved out of the state is met. Visuals show mine-resistant vehicles leading the way in...

Serbian student protesters call for general strike

Student protesters in Serbia called for a one-day general strike on Friday in a bid to up pressure on the government, as demonstrations continued over a fatal train station roof collapse. Fifteen people died in the accident in November, which occurred shortly after the Novi Sad station was...

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...

Private university students cancel all protest plans

Private university students have dropped their plans for holding mass demonstrations against the central committee of a new student organisation, and attacks on the students at Dhaka University on Wednesday. On Thursday, M JH Monju, a key leader of the private university wing of the...

DU students stage midnight protest

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students staged a late-night protest on campus, demanding the immediate resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury over the rising wave of crimes across the country, reports UNB. The demonstration began at 1:30 am on Monday, with students from various...

Security forces, AL men abused female protesters during July uprising: UN

State security forces and armed Awami League (AL) supporters had abused girls and women sexually during the July Uprising to deter their participation in the movement, according to a recent report of the United Nations (UN) rights office. Physical assaults on female protesters often targeted...

Sacked BDR members protest at Shaheed Minar with 6 demands

Sacked BDR members and their families are staging a sit-in at the Shaheed Minar, demanding the fulfillment of six key demands. The protest, which began this morning, calls for the reinstatement of Sacked BDR personnel, the release of imprisoned members, and other related issues. The demonstration...

Expats stage protest for full rehabilitation, financial support

Bangladeshi expatriates, mainly those who had been living in Dubai, staged a sit-in protest in front of the InterContinental Dhaka hotel in the capital on Monday, demanding financial support and full rehabilitation for those affected by the July movement. The protest led to a blockade on the...

Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against CDU's far-right ties over immigration bill

Tens of thousands gathered in Berlin on Sunday to protest the conservative Christian Democratic Unions (CDU) increasing cooperation with the far-right. Police reported at least 20,000 demonstrators had gathered by 3:45 pm (14:45 GMT) outside the Bundestag, Germanys parliament, with the number...

Artists failed to fulfill their role in last 15 years: cultural affairs adviser

For the past 15 years, freedom of speech was suppressed, and artists failed to play their rightful role, said cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Street Theater Festival at Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday afternoon, he emphasized the...

Serbia PM resigns as anti-corruption protests erupt

Serbias populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions following weeks of massiveanti-corruption protestsover the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy. The canopy collapse in November,which killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi Sad, has...

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...

Anti-discrimination Student Movement calls for protest

A 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Najma, was killed after being raped in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In response to the tragic incident, the anti-discrimination student movement has called for a protest rally. The rally is set to begin in front of the Raju sculpture at Dhaka University (DU) at 3 pm...

Film actors’ association imposes lifetime ban on Nipun Akter

The Bangladesh Film Artistes Association (BFAA) has imposed a lifetime ban on actress Nipun Akters membership, citing her alleged connections to the ousted Awami League government. The decision was confirmed by BFAA Vice President DA Tayeb on Tuesday, following a meeting on Sunday. Last July,...

CNG drivers’ protests cause traffic jam at Mohakhali

CNG drivers demonstration brought traffic to a standstill in the capitals Mohakhali area on Monday afternoon, causing immense suffering to city commuters. The drivers staged the protests on Mohakhali-Banani road to press home their various demands at 12:30 pm, halting vehicular movement on the...