Workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for one and a half hours demanding to extend their vacation by two days on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday. The protest caused severe traffic tailback on the both ends of the highway, causing suffering to commuters. Locals said workers of Utah Knitting & Dyeing Ltd in Gazipur’s Hotapara took to the highway and put a barricade to press home their demand in the morning. The blockade enforced by the workers continued till 9:30am beginning at 8am. Earlier, the factory authorities announced a 10-day holiday for the workers marking the Eid, but they rejected it demanding to extend it by two days. Unfit launches won't be allowed on Chandpur-Dhaka route: DC At one stage, the workers staged demonstration and later took to the highway disrupting traffic movement. Joydebpur police station’s officer-in-charge Abdul Halim said normalcy returned to the highway after workers left when the factory authority accepted their demand.

Garment workers in Gazipur blocked key highways on Tuesday over unpaid wages and protesting the assault of a fellow worker. The workers staged demonstrations on the Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways causing severe traffic congestion and disrupting daily commutes. Spinning mill workers block highway in Gazipur over unpaid wages Law enforcement agencies, including the army, intervened to restore order. Tongi East Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Faridul Islam said efforts were underway to remove the protesters and restore normalcy. The unrest began in Tongi’s Hossain Market area, where workers of BSIS Apparels garment factory took to the streets, demanding a month’s unpaid wages. Their protest escalated into a highway blockade, leading to widespread traffic disruption. Commuters faced immense difficulties as the demonstration brought traffic to a standstill. Upon receiving reports of the protest, law enforcement officials arrived at the scene and attempted to negotiate with the workers. In a separate incident in Mouchak, Kaliakair upazila, garment workers staged a protest after one of their colleagues was assaulted at a factory. In response, they blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway, leading to further congestion. Police and other security personnel reached the area to bring the situation under control. Keya Group workers stage protest over dues, layoffs in Gazipur Fearing an escalation of unrest, authorities declared several garment factories in Itahata and Islampur areas closed for the day. Additionally, multiple chaotic incidents were reported across different garment factories, leading to at least five factory closures.

Workers of a garment factory in Bhogra Bypass area in Gazipur staged protests on Monday morning alleging that a fellow worker died after being denied leave despite falling sick. Witnesses said workers of Panorama Garments took to the streets in the morning following the alleged death of a female worker on Sunday. Couple electrocuted in Gazipur’s Kapasia At one stage, they torched several motorbikes and a private car, disrupting traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. Workers claimed that the factory authorities refused to grant her leave despite her deteriorating health, which led to her death. They also accused the authorities of keeping the body in their custody. Iqbal Hasan, station master of Bhogra Modern Fire Service, said several motorbikes and a private car were set on fire during the protest. Firefighters from the Bhogra Modern Fire Service with the assistance of law enforcement personnel extinguished  the blaze. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Ashok Kumar Pal said they are yet to be confirmed about  the worker’s death. Rickshaw-puller found dead in Gazipur Traffic movement on the highway resumed at around 10:15 am after law enforcers dispersed the protesters. In a statement, Panorama Apparels expressed shock by the tragic death of one of our employees and said the worker’s death was not related to her work. “It is very unfortunate for us that there are some misleading claims suggesting that her sick leave was denied, which is entirely false and fabricated. This tragic incident is in no way related to her work. The employee did not request any leave from the authorities. As a responsible company, Panorama Apparels Ltd. always prioritizes the well-being of its employees,” , it said . Police mentioned in their initial investigation that it was a case of suicide and it could have been caused by a family dispute, it added.

Jubo Dal has suspended a member at Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila unit after video footage showed him in extortion from traders at local MC Bazar on Saturday. The BNP’s youth wing Jubo Dal took the action against Jahangir Alam after a video showing the Jubo Dal leader of the upazila unit of the convening committee went viral on social media, triggering severe criticism. He also held the post of former member secretary of Telihati union unit of Chhatra Dal and is son of Nuru Bepari of Mulaid village under the union. Gazipur district unit of Jubo Dal Convenor Ataur Rahman Molla confirmed that the executive committee of the Jubo Dal suspended him on saturday night and his party never supports such deeds. In the video footage, he was heard saying, “From now on, MC Bazar will run under my control as long as I am alive.... now and now, my people will start collecting khajna (extortion). If anyone obstructs, there will be dire consequences. I don't care if someone leased the market. Right now my people will start collecting money.” Jubo Dal suspends its Daulatpur VP for breaking discipline Preferring anonymity, some traders said wearing red tape on heads and covering faces with towels Jahangir and his 50 to 60 cohorts stormed the market at noon on Saturday and demanded money from traders brandishing machetes. Many traders fled the market in panic and some paid the money as per demand, they said. Sreepur police station’s Officer-in-Charge Joynal Abedin Mandal said their several teams are working to arrest those who forced the traders to pay the money.

A couple was electrocuted on Friday at Seldia village under Kapasia upazila in Gazipur. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Shahidullah Bhuiyan, 55, son of Momtaz Uddin Bhuiyan, and his wife Ferdousi Akter, 40. Sub-Inspector Abdul Halim of Kapasia Police Station said Shahidullah installed an electric motor near his house to pump out water from a pond for fishing. He got electrocuted while trying to turn on the motor. Rickshaw puller found dead in Gazipur As his wife Ferdousi Akter tried to rescue him she was also electrocuted. Locals rescued the couple in critical condition and they died on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Driver of a battery-run rickshaw was found dead at Hotapara in Gazipur district on Saturday. The  deceased was Russel Bepari, 12, son of Abdul Kadir of Rudrapur Boherar Chala village in Sadar Upazila.  His father said that Russel used to return home by 7pm but he did not on Friday night. Locals found his body in a forest area at Rudrapur of Hotapara early Saturday morning and informed police.  Wedding party bus plunges into Faridpur ditch; 30 hurt Sub-Inspector Suman of Joydebpur police station said the body was sent to the morgue at Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.  Officer-in-Charge of the police station Abdul Halim said his rickshaw might have been snatched. Legal action will be taken will be taken after investigation, he said.

Those who are trying to destabilise the country will be arrested under the ‘Operation Devil Hunt’, said Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Nasimul Gani.  “There have been attempts to create instability in the country. This operation will be conducted to restore normalcy,” he said while addressing a press briefing at his ministry on Sunday. Further details about the operation were not immediately disclosed. Operation Devil Hunt: 40 arrested in Gazipur The government announced to launch ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ after an attack on students at the residence of former minister AKM Mozammel Haque in Gazipur on Friday night. The joint forces have so far arrested 40 people, suspected to be members of the Awami League, said Gazipur Superintendent of Police Dr Chowdhury Jaber Sadek.

A pickup-van carrying vegetables plunged into a roadside canal after losing control in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur, leaving three people dead. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kaliganj police station Md Alauddin said the accident occurred in Haridebpur area around 6am on Wednesday when the speeding vehicle overturned and plunged into the water body on its way to Gazipur city from a village with vegetables. Read: 2 motorcyclists die as train hits them in Gazipur He said the victims could not emerge from the vehicle in the water as its windows were closed, leaving them dead. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, the OC said.

Two motorcyclists have died after their bike collided with a train in Gazipur. The incident accident happened around 9:45 pm on Thursday at the railway crossing near the Ambagh Khulapara area of Gazipur city, on the Dhaka-Rajshahi rail line, said Sub-inspector Nadir Uzuzzaman of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police Outpost. 2 die in separate Natore road accidents The deceased, identified as Hafizur Rahman Ripon (45) and Mahmudul Hasan Chanchal (38), were from the Harinachala Housing area of Konabari Police Station. Hafizur was a jute trader, while Mahmudul worked at a hospital. According to locals, the two were riding from Konabari to Sakashwar in the Kaliakair upazila when their motorcycle was struck by a train travelling towards Dhaka at the crossing. Both men died at the scene. Lineman dies falling from ladder in Shahbagh A police team recovered the bodies. Following the family's request, the bodies were handed over to the relatives without undergoing an autopsy, said the SI.

Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur’s Kashimpur failed to stage a protest on Thursday due to heavy surveillance by law enforcement agencies. Md Abu Taleb, senior assistant superintendent of police, Gazipur Industrial Police-2 (Konabari zone), said that an adequate number of police along with army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, were deployed around the Chandra-Nabinagar highway and the industrial park to maintain order. Beximco workers block Chandra-Nabinagar highway, 3 vehicles set on fire Workers have been protesting for several days, demanding the reopening of 16 closed factories within the industrial park, banking facilities, and the settlement of unpaid dues. Despite plans to gather for a protest this morning, the workers were unable to proceed due to the heightened security measures. Beximco Industrial Park workers block highway in Gazipur over wages Earlier on Wednesday, protesters had blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway, causing significant traffic congestion. The demonstration escalated into violence, with protesters vandalising approximately 50 vehicles and setting some on fire. Police resorted to tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the crowd and restore order.