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Food factory workers block Gazipur highway over unpaid wages

Dhaka, March 18 -- Workers at a food manufacturing factory in Gazipur city have staged a demonstration on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, demanding overdue wages and holiday bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr... Read More


Gazipur road blocked for two hours over worker's death

Dhaka, March 18 -- The workers have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for two hours protesting the death of a female garment labourer who was hit by a car in Gazipur's Bagher Bazaar area. Police c... Read More


3 dead as truck, autorickshaw collide head-on in Gazipur

Dhaka, March 15 -- Three people have been killed after a truck ploughed into a CNG-run autorickshaw in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila. Two others were injured in the collision that occurred on the Maona... Read More


A man wrote 'Live a happy life, princess' on his Facebook account. Then he jumped under a train

Dhaka, March 14 -- A man in Gazipur's Sreepur Upazila has allegedly killed himself by jumping under a train. Before jumping, he wrote a post on Facebook saying: "Live a happy life, princess." In ano... Read More


Woman run over by truck in Gazipur dies, Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway blocked

Dhaka, March 12 -- A female garments worker has been run over and killed by a truck in the Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar Upazila, leading her colleagues to block the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in p... Read More


10 garment factories closed as protesting workers clear Gazipur highways

Dhaka, March 11 -- Authorities have declared a holiday at 10 garment factories after workers blocked highways in Gazipur's Tongi and Kaliakair in protest over unpaid wages and alleged attacks on colle... Read More


Protests in Gazipur as garment worker dies after being 'denied sick leave'

Dhaka, March 3 -- Workers from Panorama Apparels in Gazipur have taken to the streets in protest, alleging that one of their colleagues died after being denied sick leave by the factory management. T... Read More


Knitting section of a factory closed amid protests in Gazipur

Dhaka, March 2 -- In light of workers' agitation over various demands in Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur, the authorities of SQ Group have announced the closure of a section of the SQ Celsius Limited ready... Read More


Beximco Issues Layoff Notice as 14 Factories Shut in Gazipur

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- As many as 14 factories of the Textiles and Apparel Division at Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur's Sarabo area have been declared completely shut, with all workers laid off. The l... Read More


Biswa Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat prayers for people's welfare

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The second phase of the Biswa Ijtema has ended with thousands of people participating in the Akheri Munajat, or special prayer service, on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's To... Read More