Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages
Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages

Despite February already underway, many garment factories in the country have yet to pay workers their December salaries. Industrial Police data submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that 104 factories remain in arrears, including 18 in Ashulia, 55 in Gazipur, 12 in Chattogram, 14 in...

Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages
Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages

Disgruntled workers in Ashulia, near Savar, staged a road blockade on Monday, demanding payment of overdue salaries and other benefits. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion along a six-kilometer stretch of the Ashulia-DEPZ-Abdullahpur road between Jamgora and Zirabo. The protest...

Rajshahi’s housing sector faces crisis
Rajshahi’s housing sector faces crisis

The cost of construction materials, especially those linked to the housing sector, has been rising steadily, putting significant pressure on housing traders in Rajshahi. Over the past two to three years, the price of building a flat has more than doubled, while the prices charged to buyers have...

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...