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Injured in clash with police in Gazipur, RMG worker dies at DMCH

Shawdesh Desk: A readymade garment worker, who was injured in a clash between RMG workers and police in Jarun area of Konabari in Gazipur on November 8, died at Dhaka

Blockade underway across Bangladesh amid arson attacks

Shawdesh Desk: The 48-hour blockade, enforced by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in their ongoing one-point movement, has entered its fourth phase to press home their

Over 140 RMG units suspend production

Shawdesh Desk:: At least 147 ready-made garment units remained closed on Saturday in Ashulia and Gazipur, on the outskirts of the capital, following labour unrest for wage hike. Industrial police

PM opens first ever underwater tunnel in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The port city today witnessed country’s historic entry into a new era of connectivity as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the much-anticipated nearly 3.315km underwater expressway tunnel, first

Garment workers’ minimum wage in Bangladesh set as Tk 12,500

Shawdesh Desk: The wage board formed for fixing the wages of garment workers on Tuesday announced Tk 12,500 as the minimum wage for a worker in the sector. The amount

Nine BNP activists get 3yrs jail in subversion case in 2013

Shawdesh Desk: A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced nine leaders and activist of BNP, including Juba Dal organising secretary Ishaq Sarkar and his elder brother Yakub

152 SPs promoted to addl DIG of Bangladesh Police

Shawdesh Desk: The government has promoted 152 superintendents of police to the rank of additional deputy inspector general of Bangladesh Police during last two days, officials said on Tuesday. Out

Two Juba Dal men arrested for torching bus, police vehicle on Oct 28: police

Shawdesh desk; The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two leaders of Juba Dal, the youth organisation of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, for their suspected involvement in