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RMG workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway over unpaid wages
Garment factory workers in the Chandra area of Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway on Thursday morning demanding payment of two months due wages. The protest began around 10:00 am near the Mahmud Jeans factory, where workers claimed their salaries were withheld for the...
Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
Garment factory workers in Gazipur are protesting by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra road in the Tetuibari area under Kashimpur police station. The protest comes in response to injuries sustained by workers in a recent road accident. According to sources from workers, police, and local residents,...
Israel killed 20 aid workers in Gaza in past month
Israeli air attacks on Gaza have killed at least 20 aid workers in the period between October 10 and November 13, reports Al Jazeera. Eight international aid groups, including Oxfam and Save the Children, working in the enclave in a joint statement shared the information on Wednesday. The...
Garment workers again block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding payment of overdue wages
The workers from five factories of TZ Group in Gazipur returned to blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after briefly lifting their blockade earlier on Monday, demanding payment of three months overdue wages. The protest, which began on Saturday morning, has caused severe traffic disruptions,...
Libya keen to hire more Bangladeshi workers
Libya has expressed willingness to hire more Bangladeshi workers, including physicians and engineers, to develop the country and has invited Bangladeshi students to enroll in the countrys top universities. Libyan Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulmutalib SM Saliman shared his countrys interest when...
Bangladesh records rise in skilled migration with S Arabia
The number of skilled Bangladeshi workers heading abroad has increased since the start of the year, with many seeking jobs in Saudi Arabias large-scale projects, Arab News reported. According to the data, of nearly 700,000 workers who pursued opportunities overseas this year, over 374,000 chose...
Workers at 18 tea gardens give 48-hr ultimatum for clearing arrears
The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd (NTCL) in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday. The workers of NTCL including Lakkatura Tea Garden put up a barricade on Osmani Airport Road in Ambarkhana area of the city...
RMG workers blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra Highway, causing traffic jam
Garment factory workers once again staged a protest by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra Highway in Ashulia on Thursday morning, causing serious traffic congestion over a 3-kilometre stretch of the busy road. Officials and police said the workers of GAB Ltd under the Shahriar Garments section took...
Traffic movement in Mirpur resumes
Traffic movement between Mirpur-14 to Kachukhet in Dhaka resumed as workers of readymade (RMG) garments withdrew their blockade demanding arrears on Monday morning. On Monday 10am, around 10 thousand RMG workers from 8 factories made a barricade, resulting in a traffic deadlock between Mirpur-14...