2 law enforcement vehicles burned as RMG workers clash with security forces
2 law enforcement vehicles burned as RMG workers clash with security forces

Workers from a garment factory in Dhakas Kachukhet area staged a protest on Thursday, presenting various demands. During the demonstration, some workers clashed with law enforcement, throwing bricks and stones. At one point, protesters set fire to the road, as well as to vehicles belonging to...

Workers at 18 tea gardens give 48-hr ultimatum for clearing arrears
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
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 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...