Aklakur Rahman Akash

Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother

When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25

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Most RMG units return to normalcy

Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392

4m ago

Death of a garments worker in Ashulia: How it happened

But for Rokeya Begum and her family, things will never get back to normal

4m ago

No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai

The shrines of Buchai Pagla and Barkat Ma, located in Dhamrai upazila within Dhaka district, were vandalised last week, but police and the administration are yet to take any action regarding these incidents.

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No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai

On Wednesday, over 500 people gathered at the Buchai Paglar Mazar (shrine of Buchai Pagla) in the Batulia area of Sanora union in Dhamrai, and vandalised it

4m ago

Unrest hits industries

Workers from different sectors continued their demonstrations in Ashulia, Savar, Dhamrai, and Gazipur yesterday demanding equal rights in jobs, increase in salaries, and regularisation of contractual workers.

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Workers unrest: Production shuts at 10 RMG, 20 pharma units

Amid workers’ demonstrations for better pay, regularisation, and two-day weekend, production at some 10 garment and 20 pharmaceutical factories stopped on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday and yesterday.

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Viral video of August 5: Policemen seen piling up bodies on van

A grisly video of several partially covered bloodstained bodies on a van with some policemen standing by has gone viral on social media, raising questions about possible disrespectful handling of bodies of quota movement victims.

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October 8, 2022
October 8, 2022

Are we consuming tannery waste?

First, a gang smuggles solid wastes of leather (leftovers after cutting and trimming) from the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate.  Then it sells them to poultry and fish feed producing factories around  the country.

October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022

Police torture victims of robbery

After they were robbed, they went to the police and lodged a complaint. But the law enforcers, instead of giving them the support they sought, brutally tortured them.

October 2, 2022
October 2, 2022

‘Sealed factory running in full swing’

A fertiliser and pesticide factory, sealed off by authorities around a year ago, is still reportedly continuing its operation in Dhaka’s Keraniganj area.

September 26, 2022
September 26, 2022

Not waste anymore: Maiden shipment of solid tannery soon

A local company is set to export solid waste generated at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE), a move that could show the way for curbing the dumping of polluting materials in open yards and cutting the scope for environmental pollution.

August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022

Tough times for tannery workers

With the ongoing energy crisis and the rising price of commodities, the tannery industry has been gravely affected, and with that, their workers.

August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022

People of ‘Mehndi Gram’ earning big from henna

The Salmashi village in Savar is popularly known as “Mehndi Gram” as most farmers in the area cultivate henna trees on a commercial basis to provide for their families.

June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022

Teacher killing: Culprit arrested, finally

The student in Ashulia who bludgeoned a teacher to death with a cricket stump was finally arrested yesterday, five days after the assault.

June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022

Ashulia teacher killing accused over 19, mentioned as minor in FIR: School authorities

The age of the student accused in the murder case of Ashulia teacher Utpal Kumar Sarkar was shown as 16 in the FIR, but according to his birth certificate he is over 19, school authorities said today (June 29, 2022).

June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022

Killing of teacher: Three days on, police yet to arrest culprit

A student who assaulted a teacher with a cricket stump was yet to be arrested more than three days after the attack and a day after the teacher’s death.

June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

“What did you do when my son was murdered?”

“What did you do when my son was murdered? My son buy medicines for me. Fifteen days ago, he came to see me. My son loved me very much. I’m losing my mind... Please do something… Ensure justice for my son,” wailed 80-year-old Gita Bala Sarker, mother of school teacher Utpal Kumar Sarker, who died after a student hit him with a cricket stump on June 25.