Ashulia

Unrest emerges as a new threat to RMG recovery

The number of apparel work orders received by Bangladeshi companies from international retailers and brands for the autumn and winter seasons of 2025 dropped by nearly 10 percent compared to the past due to major shocks from the nationwide student movement and labour unrest in major industrial belts over the past two and half months.

219 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid labour unrest

There was no report of any attack or vandalism in any factory, or any road blockade anywhere in the area.

114 garment factories closed amid labour unrest

Around 114 garment factories have been shut down due to labour unrest in the Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

40 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid labour unrest

Negotiations between the owners and workers are still in progress in a bid to resolve the issues

79 garment factories closed in Ashulia after workers refuse to attend

There were no reports of attacks, vandalism, or road blockades in the area today

60 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid workers’ unrest

The factories had announced yesterday that they would resume operations from today.

Army-police joint operation underway to quell unrest in industrial areas

A joint operation involving the Bangladesh Army, local police, and Industrial Police has commenced since early today in the garment industrial zones of Dhaka and Gazipur

30 garment factories in Ashulia closed amid protests

The Industrial Police and the army reached the scene and managed to persuade the workers to remove the barricades on the Baipail-Abdullahpur road.

Baul singer 'raped' in Ashulia

A Baul singer has alleged that she was raped by two men in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016

Child abducted from Ashulia rescued in Natore

A child who was abducted two days ago from Ashulia, at the outskirts of Dhaka, has been rescued in Natore.

April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016

1 killed as car gas cylinder explodes in Ashulia

A person is killed and three others are injured as a gas cylinder of a car explodes at Ashulia, on the outskirts area of the capital, Dhaka.

February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016

Savar cotton mill fire doused

Fire that broke out at a cotton factory in Ashulia of Savar is doused after one and a half an hour.

January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016

Savar guard found dead, 3 motorbikes ‘stolen’

An apartment guard has been found dead and tied-up in Savar’s Ashulia this morning with three motorbikes missing from the garage of that building.

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

2 killed as bus, truck collide at Turag

At least two people are killed as a bus and a truck collide head-on at Dhaka’s Turag on the Abdullahpur-Ashulia road.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

RMG worker burnt in acid attack dies

A garment worker, who was injured in an acid attack allegedly by her husband in Savar, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015

Opinion: Checkposts not enough to stop terrorism

Cops and intelligence agencies need to be more professional and competent. And that would be possible only through depoliticisation of these institutions. Fighting terrorism is a tricky battle, which must be fought both intellectually and professionally – not by hatching conspiracy theories.

November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015

Probe body over Ashulia cop murder

A three-member probe committee has been formed over the attack on police at Ashulia that left a police constable dead.

November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015

Cop killed in attack on patrol team in Ashulia

Police constable stabbed dead after unknown assailants attack a patrol team of Ashulia industrial police at the outskirts of Dhaka. One other policeman injured in the attack.

October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015

Ex-BNP MP, Savar poura mayor on 10-day remand

A Dhaka court places former BNP lawmaker Dewan Mohammad Salauddin and Municipality Mayor Mohammad Refat Ullah each on a 10-day remand in two cases filed for keeping firearms and explosives illegally.