Garment worker
Garment worker’s throat-slit body found in Gazipur house
The throat-slit body of a garment worker was recovered from her house at Bymile of Konabari area in Gazipur city on Sunday morning.
The body of Aliach Liza, wife of Masud Rana and hailed from Gopalganj thana of Tangail, was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue.
Masud used to fight with Liza over family issues and he attacked her with a sharp knife at one stage of altercation on Saturday night, said Officer-in-Charge of Konabari police station M Ashrafuddin.
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Locals found her lying in a pool of blood and informed police.
Masud went into hiding after incident, he said.
PIB and CID members recovered a knife from the spot.
Garment workers are concerned about their safety during Covid-19:Survey
Some 84 per cent of the country’s garment workers had worries about Covid-19 pandemic during the first week of last month when they were called back to work amid a strict nationwide lockdown with the virus still surging.This was revealed in a recent survey jointly conducted by South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM) and Microfinance Opportunities (MFO) under a project titled “Garment Worker Diaries” to collect data on the working conditions, income, expenditure, food security, wage digitization, and health of garment workers of Bangladesh.
The report mentioned that during the first week of August, garment workers were recalled to work amid the unexpected easing of the national lockdown.
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On August 6, garment workers were asked about how they felt about being recalled to work with the lockdown still in place.
5 of a family hurt in Narayanganj fire
Five members of a family including a child suffered burn injuries in a fire in Fatullah area of Narayanganj early Tuesday.
3 arrested for garment worker’s rape in Port City
Police on Sunday arrested three people on charges of gang-raping a garment worker in the Bandar Thana area of Chattogram city.
Over 100 RMG factories operate amid coronavirus lockdown
More than 100 garment factories remained open in Savar and Ashulia ignoring safety of the workers and calls to shut down amid concerns over a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Garment worker found dead in Savar
Police recovered the body of a garment worker from Ulail area here early Saturday.
3 held in city over ‘gang rape’ of garment worker
Police arrested three youths from Hazaribagh in the city in connection with the ‘gang rape’ of a female garment worker early Saturday.
Workers’ wage payment shouldn’t be a media issue: BGMEA
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – Claiming that all the garment workers have already been paid their wages and bonus, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the payment will not be a media issue from the next year.
RMG workers block Mirpur roads for wages, Eid bonus
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – Garment workers blocked several roads in Mirpur area of the city on Thursday demanding payment of their wages and bonus before Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on August 12.
‘No concern’ over garment workers’ pay before Eid: Ministry
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – There is no possibility of unrest in the garment sector centering the upcoming Eid ul Azha, ensured the Labour and Employment Ministry and national trade organisations on Thursday.