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Garment workers’ protests: More than 150 factories closed in Gazipur

Over 150 factories have declared a holiday because of the workers’ protests. Workers from these factories are staging demonstrations and blocking highways at various locations.
1 minute ago

RMG workers clash with police in Ashulia amid protests, vehicle set on fire, 2 detained

Police and protesters clashed in Ashulia’s Narsinghpur area around 1:00 pm. Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators, and two people were later detained.
1 hour ago

Factory owners, former MP, former state minister, involved in RMG workers’ protests: Home Minister

The Home Minister mentioned that arrangements have been made for 24-hour surveillance to monitor the situation in the garment industry.
2 hours ago

Sheikh Abdul Hye flees to Canada after ‘plundering’ BASIC Bank

At the time that Abdul Hye was appointed chairman of BASIC Bank, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was the finance minister.
3 hours ago

HSC Results: Urban-rural divide widens, with 79pc pass rate in Dhaka, 38pc in Manikganj

6 hours ago

Garment workers try to take to the streets through Mirpur alleys, police disperse them

3 hours ago

In-depth analysis Why are Jamaat and Qawmis at odds, and how did the rift begin?

This conflict did not originate outside Jamaat. It began within the organisation itself. When Jamaat was founded in 1941, several scholars from the Qawmi or
7 hours ago

Police say many more detained 1 detained over ‘Facebook post’ about setting fire to police vehicle in Mirpur

Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Jalal Uddin told Prothom Alo, “Rajib was detained early this morning. We have not questioned him yet.”
4 hours ago

Dhaka-Tangail highway blocked again by garment workers, BGB deployed

They blocked the highway in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area from 7am on Monday.
5 hours ago

Filipino woman injured in Banani gas explosion dies

3 hours ago

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ likely to cross south Andhra Pradesh coast by early 3 Nov: IMD

5 hours ago

HSC results: Fewer pass, over 800,000 seats in higher education to remain vacant

7 hours ago

Nine dead in small plane crash near Trump's Florida home

3 hours ago

VisionSpring brings stakeholders together to advance clear vision for safer roads

2 hours ago

xFusion Tech Day – Bangladesh highlights AI-driven innovation, enterprise infrastructure and next-generation technology solutions

2 hours ago

Statements of Two Accused Five men took part in journalist Alif’s murder, Tajul fired the shot

17 hours ago

PM holds meeting over garment workers’ violent protests

19 hours ago

Where do political parties get so much money from: Iftekharuzzaman

18 hours ago

HSC results: Tamzeed scores 1,222 out of 1,300; study strategy he followed

18 hours ago

HSC results re-scrutiny: Applications open, here’s how to apply

01 Nov 2026
A police van is set on fire in the Naojor area of Gazipur during protests by garment workers. 2 November 2026.Khaled Sarker

Garment workers’ protests: More than 150 factories closed in Gazipur

Over 150 factories have declared a holiday because of the workers’ protests. Workers from these factories are staging demonstrations and blocking highways at various locations.
1 minute ago

RMG workers clash with police in Ashulia amid protests, vehicle set on fire, 2 detained

1 hour ago

Factory owners, former MP, former state minister, involved in RMG workers’ protests: Home Minister

2 hours ago

Sheikh Abdul Hye flees to Canada after ‘plundering’ BASIC Bank

3 hours ago

HSC Results: Urban-rural divide widens, with 79pc pass rate in Dhaka, 38pc in Manikganj

At Dhaka College, 1,136 students sat for the examination, of whom 1,129 passed, giving the institution a pass rate of 99.38 per cent.
6 hours ago

Garment workers try to take to the streets through Mirpur alleys, police disperse them

Garment factory workers are making scattered attempts to take to the streets through various alleys in Mirpur, in the capital.
3 hours ago

In-depth analysis Why are Jamaat and Qawmis at odds, and how did the rift begin?

7 hours ago

Police say many more detained 1 detained over ‘Facebook post’ about setting fire to police vehicle in Mirpur

4 hours ago

Dhaka-Tangail highway blocked again by garment workers, BGB deployed

5 hours ago

Filipino woman injured in Banani gas explosion dies

3 hours ago

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ likely to cross south Andhra Pradesh coast by early 3 Nov: IMD

5 hours ago

HSC results: Fewer pass, over 800,000 seats in higher education to remain vacant

7 hours ago

Nine dead in small plane crash near Trump's Florida home

A Learjet plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home on Sunday, killing all nine people on board,
3 hours ago

VisionSpring brings stakeholders together to advance clear vision for safer roads

Road safety cannot be achieved without prioritizing the physical health and eyesight of drivers, the state minister said.
2 hours ago

xFusion Tech Day – Bangladesh highlights AI-driven innovation, enterprise infrastructure and next-generation technology solutions

xFusion International, in collaboration with Inflow Technologies, successfully hosted “xFusion Tech Day – Bangladesh” under the theme “Building the Agentic Era Together” on 29 October
2 hours ago

Statements of Two Accused Five men took part in journalist Alif’s murder, Tajul fired the shot

PM holds meeting over garment workers’ violent protests

Where do political parties get so much money from: Iftekharuzzaman

HSC results: Tamzeed scores 1,222 out of 1,300; study strategy he followed

HSC results re-scrutiny: Applications open, here’s how to apply

RMG workers clash with police in Ashulia amid protests, vehicle set on fire, 2 detained

Police and protesters clashed in Ashulia’s Narsinghpur area around 1:00 pm. Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators, and two people were later detained.
1 hour ago

Factory owners, former MP, former state minister, involved in RMG workers’ protests: Home Minister

The Home Minister mentioned that arrangements have been made for 24-hour surveillance to monitor the situation in the garment industry.
2 hours ago

Sheikh Abdul Hye flees to Canada after ‘plundering’ BASIC Bank

3 hours ago

Statements of Two Accused Five men took part in journalist Alif’s murder, Tajul fired the shot

PM holds meeting over garment workers’ violent protests

Where do political parties get so much money from: Iftekharuzzaman

HSC results: Tamzeed scores 1,222 out of 1,300; study strategy he followed

HSC results re-scrutiny: Applications open, here’s how to apply

A police van is set on fire in the Naojor area of Gazipur during protests by garment workers. 2 November 2026.Khaled Sarker

Garment workers’ protests: More than 150 factories closed in Gazipur

Over 150 factories have declared a holiday because of the workers’ protests. Workers from these factories are staging demonstrations and blocking highways at various locations.
1 minute ago

HSC Results: Urban-rural divide widens, with 79pc pass rate in Dhaka, 38pc in Manikganj

At Dhaka College, 1,136 students sat for the examination, of whom 1,129 passed, giving the institution a pass rate of 99.38 per cent.
6 hours ago

Garment workers try to take to the streets through Mirpur alleys, police disperse them

Garment factory workers are making scattered attempts to take to the streets through various alleys in Mirpur, in the capital.
3 hours ago

Filipino woman injured in Banani gas explosion dies

3 hours ago

Cyclone ‘Murasu’ likely to cross south Andhra Pradesh coast by early 3 Nov: IMD

5 hours ago

HSC results: Fewer pass, over 800,000 seats in higher education to remain vacant

7 hours ago

Nine dead in small plane crash near Trump's Florida home

A Learjet plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home on Sunday, killing all nine people on board,
3 hours ago

VisionSpring brings stakeholders together to advance clear vision for safer roads

Road safety cannot be achieved without prioritizing the physical health and eyesight of drivers, the state minister said.
2 hours ago

xFusion Tech Day – Bangladesh highlights AI-driven innovation, enterprise infrastructure and next-generation technology solutions

xFusion International, in collaboration with Inflow Technologies, successfully hosted “xFusion Tech Day – Bangladesh” under the theme “Building the Agentic Era Together” on 29 October
2 hours ago

In-depth analysis Why are Jamaat and Qawmis at odds, and how did the rift begin?

This conflict did not originate outside Jamaat. It began within the organisation itself. When Jamaat was founded in 1941, several scholars from the Qawmi or
7 hours ago

Police say many more detained 1 detained over ‘Facebook post’ about setting fire to police vehicle in Mirpur

Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Jalal Uddin told Prothom Alo, “Rajib was detained early this morning. We have not questioned him yet.”
4 hours ago

Dhaka-Tangail highway blocked again by garment workers, BGB deployed

They blocked the highway in the Chandra Palli Bidyut area from 7am on Monday.
5 hours ago