Workers of TNZ garment factory have withdrawn their blockade on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway after the authorities assured them of paying their overdue wages by November 30. The decision to lift the blockade was taken at 10:30pm on Monday after a tripartite meeting among factory owners, worker representatives and Secretary to the Ministry of Labour AHM Safiquzzaman, said Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ershad Mia on Tuesday morning. The meeting decided to pay the first installment of the workers' outstanding wages by Sunday next, with the remaining amount to be settled by November 30. The government will provide a total of Tk 16 crore as a loan to TNZ Apparels. Of this amount, Tk 6 crore will come from the central fund and will be used to pay the first installment of wages. Read more: RMG workers block Dhaka-M’sing highway demand dues The remaining Tk 10 crore will be provided by the Ministry of Finance, which will cover the remaining dues. The factory owners will later repay this amount to the government. Moreover, the workers will be paid regular salary from the factory’s own income from December. After the meeting, the workers accepted the decision and withdrew the blockade allowing traffic to resturn to normal.

Three students were injured when a private car hit them on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Dhaka’s Airport Road on Sunday. The accident occurred near the third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport, said Mustafizur Rahman, inspector (Investigation) of the Airport Police Station. The identities of the injured students have not yet been confirmed. One dead, 15 injured in Dinajpur bus accident Local residents rushed them to a nearby hospital. Upon receiving the information, police seized the private car and arrested the driver. The footage of the incident went viral on social media, showing a white private car ploughing through a group of students in front of the third terminal.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) say they caught a central leader of BNP’s student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), "red-handed" when he was about to set a bus on fire on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Abdullahpur area this morning (November 13, 2023). The detainee, Mamun Majumdar, is an assistant organising secretary of JCD's central executive body. Md Parvez Rana, senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP) at RAB-1, told journalists that RAB personnel in plainclothes took position in Abdullahpur this morning after being tipped off that some miscreants would obstruct vehicles and set them on fire. Read: Crude bombs hurled at police vehicle in Dhaka's Uttara, JCD activist arrested Members of the elite force caught the JCD leader when he was trying to set a bus of Projapati Paribahan on fire, the RAB official said. “The JCD leader admitted that they have activists positioned in several Dhaka areas to carry out subversive activities with the aim of destabilising the country,” said ASP Rana. JCD men, who aspire to land higher posts in the next committee, are determined to carry out destructive acts, the RAB official said, quoting the detained JCD leader. Read more: JCD leader dies, 3 hurt in Chandpur road crash

At least six workers of a garment factory were dead and eight others were injured when a speeding bus ran them over while they were waiting to board another bus on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila, under Mymensingh district, today (October 11, 2023). Four of the deceased were identified as Jesmine Akter, 35; Sirajul Islam, 40; Sohel Mia, 28; and Liton Mia, 30, of Sadar upazila while the identities of two others could not be known immediately. Quoting locals, Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said a Dhaka-bound bus of ‘SS Travellers’ from Sherpur made a sudden stop at Chelerghat around 7:30 am today, as one of its tyres got punctured. Read: Man, grandson drown in Mymensingh pond Passengers of the bus got off and were waiting on the highway for another bus. Around 8 am, a bus arrived at the spot, and they tried to board it. At this time, another bus, speeding on the highway, hit the people standing on the road -- leaving three dead on the spot and 11 injured. Read: Mother, minor daughter found hanging in Mymensingh house Of the injured, three died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained halted for some time after the accident. Read: Lightning kills 2 students in Mymensingh

As done during the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) has issued some traffic directives to ease devotees commuting to and from the congregation ground. Movements of vehicles from Tongi to Bhogra Bypass on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, Kamarpara Road, Abdullahpur to Bypile on Ashulia Road will remain suspended from 6 am Sunday (January 22, 2023) till the end of Akheri Munajat, said GMP Commissioner Mollah Nazrul Islam. Also read: 22km long tailback from Tongi to Moghbazar in Dhaka The GMP commissioner requested commuters to use the bypass road to avoid traffic gridlock. The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema started on Friday (January 20, 2023) morning and it will end through the Akheri Munajat on Sunday morning. Read More: Second phase of Bishwa Ijtema to end tomorrow

Slum dwellers on Monday staged demonstrations blocking Dhaka-Mymensingh highway against an eviction drive at Mohakhali without ensuring their rehabilitation. Hundreds of slum dwellers blocked the highway in Amtoli area around 12pm as the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities started an eviction drive in  ‘Sattola’ slum of Mohakhali. Read: BCL blockade halts classes, exams at CU However, the drive was stopped in the face of the protests. The slum dwellers, most of whom are the victims of river erosion, demanded rehabilitation first as they have no place to go. Read:Rangpur farmers block highway demanding urea Gulshan Division Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Ahad said police have been deployed to clear the highway for traffic movement.

The High Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit a report within June 26 after investigating the graft case in connection with collecting Tk 15 crore as loan from a private bank after leasing 27 decimals of land in Uttara Azampur on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the order after hearing a writ petition. The HC also fixed June 26 for next hearing. Also read: HC orders to evict 43 illegal establishments on Ichamati bank The court issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the ineffectiveness of the authorities concerned for failing to take necessary steps against those involved in the corruption should not be declared illegal. ACC Chairman, Bangladesh Bank governor, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit and others have been made respondents to the rule. Advocates Anik R Haque and Tamzid Hasan stood for the petitioners while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the state. Advocate Obaiyed Ahmed filed the writ petition seeking steps in this regard after attaching a report published at a daily newspaper on the title of “Looting Tk 15 crore after showing Highway on lease’. Also read: Illegal brick kilns: HC summons DoE DG, 5 DCs on contempt of court charge According to the writ, Golam Faruk, a fraud withdrew Tk 15 crore as a loan from a private bank after leasing 27 decimals of land at Uttara Azampur on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. He took the money in collusion with some dishonest employees of the bank. When the bank authorities tried to install a notice of the bank, they came to know that it was fake as the owner of the land is identified as Jamir Ali. Attacks were carried out on Jamir by miscreants. On April 14, Rapid Action Battalion members detained Faruk and his close aide Firoj Al Mamun alias Firoz from city’s Uttara.

A sinkhole has appeared on Tongi Bridge, triggering traffic chaos on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur. In fact, since Thursday morning, vehicles have been moving at a snail's pace on the highway, leading to a long tailback on the Gazipur-Dhaka carriageway of the corridor. Commuters are having a harrowing time due to the snarl on the highway, reports our Gazipur correspondent. Read: Govt rolls back Jhilmil Flyover project Due to the ongoing BRT project and the construction of another bridge, Kamarpara Road always remains congested. The sinkhole has added to the sufferings. Gazipur Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (traffic) Abdullah Al Mamun said a small pothole on the bridge grew into a sinkhole, disrupting traffic on the highway. Read: Two women die after being hit by train in Khulna

A speeding truck rammed into a stationary passenger-packed bus from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Saturday, leaving at least seven people dead and several others injured, police said. Five of the dead were from the same family. They were identified as Fazlul Haque,35, his wife Fatema Begum,28, their son Abdullah,6, and daughter Ajmina,9, and Nazrul Islam,55, Fatema’s father. The identities of the two other deceased could not be known yet, said police, adding that all those who suffered casualties were on board the bus. READ: Youth killed in city road crash The accident occurred around 3pm at Chelerghat in Trishal on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, said officer-in-charge of Trishal police station Mainuddin. The crash killed five people on the spot. One succumbed to injuries on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, while another died in the hospital while under treatment. Eight of the injured were admitted to the hospital.  READ: 2 children killed in Chattogram road crash Traffic on the highway was disrupted for two hours after the accident, police said. OC Mainuddin said the bodies will be handed over to their families. The truck driver could not be detained yet but efforts are underway to capture him, he said.

Traffic movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended since Sunday morning as the workers of two readymade garment factories put barricade on the highway demanding payment of their dues. The workers of Interlink Apparels factory in Maleker Bari  area and another in Bhogra in the city corporation area found the gates of the factories shut in the morning. Read:Oil tanker fire: missing worker’s body found on Karnaphuli river Workers said said the authorities were scheduled to pay the salaries of the previous month today.