Labour minister alleges conspiracy to destabilise government before December
Labour Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has accused a group of conspiring to destabilise the country before December, as garment workers’ protests spread.
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PM calls for measures to keep factories operational amid workers' protests
In the wake of labour unrest over demands to raise the minimum wage, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has issued directives to take appropriate measures to ensure that factories remain operational.
Government employees begin receiving new pay. When will arrears be paid?
Government employees have begun receiving salaries under the new National Pay Scale, but payments remain uneven.
Police clash with garment workers in Dhaka’s Mirpur
Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka’s Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000.
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PM calls emergency meeting as garment wage protests spread
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called an emergency meeting with ministers and advisors over garment workers’ protests demanding a Tk 30,000 minimum wage and clashes with police.
Summit LNG terminal shutdown threatens gas supply nationwide
Gas pressure may fall across Bangladesh for four days from Wednesday as maintenance at Summit’s floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkhali reduces supplies to the national grid.
Deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into Cyclone Murasu
Cyclonic storm Murasu has intensified over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm before crossing India’s Andhra Pradesh coast on Nov 2, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said.
Labour unrest closes 177 Savar-Ashulia factories as workers blockade highway
Authorities have declared a day’s holiday at 177 garment factories in the Savar-Ashulia industrial belt amid protests over minimum wages and other demands, Industrial Police say.
Court allows police to question woman seen with Tahsif at Uttara bar in their custody
A Dhaka court has remanded Jerika Tasnim Disha, the young woman who was seen entering and leaving a bar in Uttara with former Air Force officer Tahsif Souri, for four days.
Garment workers block Dhaka’s Mirpur-10 again
Garment workers are blocking roads in Dhaka’s Mirpur-10 roundabout area to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
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Franchise-based bus services launched on seven routes in Dhaka
Bus services have begun operating under a franchise system on seven routes in Dhaka, comprising six regular routes and one circular route, as part of Dhaka’s bus route rationalisation initiative.