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Garment owners will either not pay workers or go to jail: Labor advisor

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DeskReport All outstanding salaries and allowances of garment workers must be paid by May 28 before the upcoming Eid al-Adha, otherwise legal action will be taken against the garment owners concerned, and they may even have to go to jail. Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, has given such a stern warning. He said that arrest warrants have already been issued against five garment owners. They will not be able to go outside the country, let alone outside Dhaka. The advisor…

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Two unidentified bodies recovered in Sonargaon

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DeskReport Police of Kanchpur Highway Police Station have recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from separate locations in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. One body was recovered from Lalati bus stand on Asian Highway road in Sonargaon upazila and another from Ashariya Char area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Wednesday morning. Kanchpur Highway Police Station OC Kazi Wahid Murshed said that two unidentified bodies were recovered from separate locations. The bodies will be sent to Narayanganj General Hospital morgue for autopsy after investigation by CID and PBI.

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River water rising in Moulvibazar, risk of flooding

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DeskReport Two days of continuous rain and inundation from upstream India have increased the water level in four rivers of Moulvibazar district. The water level in the Juri river of the district is 45 cm above the danger level. In addition, the water level in the Kushiyara, Manu and Dhalai rivers has increased. If the rain continues, there is a threat of flooding. Even before the dams of the Manu and Dhalai rivers damaged last year were repaired, there has been a threat of flooding this season. As a result,…

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Extortion at clinic-diagnostics in Madhukhali

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DeskReport A syndicate is regularly extorting money from clinics and diagnostic centers in Madhukhali, Faridpur. Members of the syndicate are regularly extorting money from these institutions in the upazila and forcing doctors to prescribe low-quality medicines. There have even been allegations of threatening Gyanbrata Shuvo, a doctor at the Upazila Health Complex, for prescribing low-quality medicines. It was found that the members of this group are the convener of the municipal Chhatra Dal, Rajab Islam Roni, the joint convener of the upazila Chhatra Dal, Mikail Biswas and Rian Rahman Nayon,…

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Garment workers’ ‘March to Jamuna’ stuck in Kakrail demanding arrears of wages

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DeskReport The ‘March to Jamuna’ program of ready-made garment workers towards the residence of the chief advisor demanding arrears of salary, bonus and other dues has faced police obstruction. As a result, the workers have been protesting at Kakrail Mosque intersection since 3 pm today, Tuesday. Workers and employees of 8 garment companies of TNZ Group in Gazipur and Chain Apparels Limited garment company located in Ashulia have joined this program. According to the latest news, they were blocking the road towards Jamuna till 8 pm. Since May 11, workers…

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Nobel’s wife, the plaintiff in the rape case, is four months pregnant, claims lawyer

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DeskReport In the bail hearing of singer Mainul Ahsan Nobel in the rape case filed at the capital’s Demra Police Station, his lawyer claimed in the court that the plaintiff in the case is Nobel’s wife. The bail hearing was held in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziauddin Ahmed today (Tuesday, May 20). His lawyer Jasim Uddin applied for bail on behalf of Nobel. In the hearing, he said, “The incident of the case occurred on November 12 last year. And the plaintiff is the wife of the accused.…

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Ishraq supporters lock all gates of Nagar Bhavan

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DeskReport Protesters demanding the appointment of Ishraq Hossain as mayor have locked all the gates of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) headquarters, Nagar Bhaban. All services and activities of the local government department at the Dhaka South City Corporation and Nagar Bhaban have been suspended. The incident occurred on the third day of the protest today, Saturday. Talking to officials and employees of Dhaka South City Corporation, it was learned that all entrances have been locked since Friday night. As a result, the service activities of Nagar Bhaban are…

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Banners removed in Faridpur, anti-discrimination activists face BNP fire

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DeskReport Students of the anti-discrimination movement have faced fire after removing banners and festoons from the road in Faridpur. They have alleged that they have beenBanners removed in Faridpur threatened through various means after this incident. Calling them NCP, the BNP claims that the party’s campaign banners and festoons featuring pictures of Khaleda Zia and Shaheed Zia were removed for political reasons. It is learned that the anti-discrimination students have been removing banners and festoons of political parties from various roads since Thursday morning in order to enhance beauty and…

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Tariqul, Zahidul and Farhad under the leadership of the National Youth Force

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DeskReport ‘National Youth Power’ has emerged as a new associate organization of the National Citizens Party (NCP). Convener Advocate Md. Tariqul Islam, Member Secretary Dr. Jahedul Islam and Chief Organizer Engineer Farhad Sohel have been elected. The program began at Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue (formerly Bangabandhu Avenue) today, Friday (May 16) at around 3 pm and ended at 7 pm. At around 5:30 pm, the Chief Coordinator of the National Citizens Party, Nasiruddin Patwary, announced the committee. Nasiruddin Patwari said, “The National Citizen Party was formed by those who were…

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DU student Samya murder: 3 arrested, remanded for six days

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DeskReport Three people arrested in a case filed in connection with the murder of Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Samya (25) near Mukto Mancha in the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan have been remanded for six days. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza ordered their remand on Saturday (May 17). Those who have been ordered to be remanded are—Md. Tamim Howlader (30), Samrat Mallik (28) and Md. Palash Sardar (30). They were produced before the court from the jail. The investigation officer of the case, SI Toufiq Hasan of Shahbagh Police Station,…

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