Serbia PM resigns as anti-corruption protests erupt
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
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...

CNG drivers’ protests cause traffic jam at Mohakhali
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...

A political government needed to overcome the economic crisis
A political government needed to overcome the economic crisis

The countrys business environment has become increasingly inhospitable, with the economy teetering on the brink of stagnation and crisis. Industrial capacity is dwindling, the devaluation of the taka against the dollar has disrupted raw material imports, and worker discontent is mounting as...

US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal
US, UK, EU condemn sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by military tribunal

The United States has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of 25 Pakistani civilians by a military tribunal for their alleged roles in the May 9, 2023, protests. The U.S. criticized the military courts for lacking judicial independence, transparency, and adherence to due process, calling on...

Georgia gets US, UK sanctions over human rights abuses against protesters
Georgia gets US, UK sanctions over human rights abuses against protesters

Georgias Ministry of Internal Affairs is facing mounting international scrutiny as the United States imposes sanctions on key officials for alleged serious human rights violations. Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri and Deputy Head of the Ministrys Special Tasks Department...

DMP commissioner admits Dhaka's traffic indiscipline, seeks public cooperation
DMP commissioner admits Dhaka's traffic indiscipline, seeks public cooperation

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali admitted the citys traffic mismanagement, calling it indisciplined. He appealed to residents for cooperation in restoring order to the roads. His comments were made during a press briefing at the DMP Media Center on Monday....

Businesspeople call for security
Businesspeople call for security

Instability in the garment sector continues to persist. Since the beginning of this year, there have been protests over wages, factory attacks over the dominance of the Jhut business after the fall of the government, and most recently, a violent incident where workers attacked the factory owners...