anti government protests

Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka

The team will treat those injured in the July-August mass upsurge

Garment factories shut down for indefinite period

Out of fear of vandalism and subsequent losses amid the current spell of violence, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday instructed all the factory owners to keep their units shut until further notice.

At least 93 dead as violence grips the country

At least 90 people, including 14 police personnel, were killed and over a thousand others injured, many with bullets, as a new wave of violence convulsed Bangladesh.

Five textile, garment and plastic mills set on fire

At least five garment, textile and plastic factories have been set on fire in the Ashulia and Sreepur areas during the violence..Rozina Islam, duty officer at the Central Control Room of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Dhaka, said Sinha Textile, Beximco Synthetics, a warehouse of scr

Opinion / We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

September 22, 2024
September 22, 2024

Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka

The team will treat those injured in the July-August mass upsurge

August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024

At least 93 dead as violence grips the country

At least 90 people, including 14 police personnel, were killed and over a thousand others injured, many with bullets, as a new wave of violence convulsed Bangladesh.

August 5, 2024
August 5, 2024

Garment factories shut down for indefinite period

Out of fear of vandalism and subsequent losses amid the current spell of violence, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday instructed all the factory owners to keep their units shut until further notice.

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Five textile, garment and plastic mills set on fire

At least five garment, textile and plastic factories have been set on fire in the Ashulia and Sreepur areas during the violence..Rozina Islam, duty officer at the Central Control Room of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Dhaka, said Sinha Textile, Beximco Synthetics, a warehouse of scr

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine