12 years on, Rana Plaza tragedy victims still cry for justice, compensation
Survivors and their families still say little has changed
24 April 2025, 06:22 AM
Nafisa’s HSC result the last memory left with her mother
When the HSC results were published yesterday, Kulsum Begum, mother of 17-year-old Nafisa Hossin Marwa, found out that her daughter had secured GPA 4.25
16 October 2024, 19:58 PM
Most RMG units return to normalcy
Normalcy returned to most factories on the outskirts of Dhaka as labour unrest eased and most workers returned to their factories yesterday. .Garment factories in the Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani areas have been reopening since Sunday..Of the 407 garment factories in these areas, 392
17 September 2024, 18:14 PM
Death of a garments worker in Ashulia: How it happened
But for Rokeya Begum and her family, things will never get back to normal
17 September 2024, 11:33 AM
No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai
The shrines of Buchai Pagla and Barkat Ma, located in Dhamrai upazila within Dhaka district, were vandalised last week, but police and the administration are yet to take any action regarding these incidents.
15 September 2024, 18:00 PM
No steps taken over vandalism of two shrines in Dhamrai
On Wednesday, over 500 people gathered at the Buchai Paglar Mazar (shrine of Buchai Pagla) in the Batulia area of Sanora union in Dhamrai, and vandalised it
15 September 2024, 12:35 PM
Unrest hits industries
Workers from different sectors continued their demonstrations in Ashulia, Savar, Dhamrai, and Gazipur yesterday demanding equal rights in jobs, increase in salaries, and regularisation of contractual workers.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Workers unrest: Production shuts at 10 RMG, 20 pharma units
Amid workers’ demonstrations for better pay, regularisation, and two-day weekend, production at some 10 garment and 20 pharmaceutical factories stopped on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday and yesterday.
1 September 2024, 18:00 PM
60 apparel units remain shut amid workers' protest
Production at more than 60 garment factories remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day yesterday as owners kept those shuttered fearing unrest amid protests of workers, who apprehend discrimination in the new wage structure.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM
6 Yrs of Tazreen Fire: Survivors pin hope on own factory
Six years after the Tazreen Fashions factory fire, 10 workers injured in the incident have taken their destiny in their own hands and set up their factory in Ashulia.
23 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Dreams bigger than their disabilities
Marzana Akter injured her legs in 2015 when she fell off a tree, and has been unable to walk since then. She has to move around in a wheelchair now, but her dreams are much bigger than her disability.
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
A tonsillitis surgery gone fatal
Around 4:00pm last Thursday, Abul Kashem took his wife, Lily Begum, to Mamtaz Uddin General Hospital in Savar's Polashbari area as she was suffering from throat pain.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
He doesn't let disability get in the way
Bound to a wheelchair since childhood, Ali Ahmed never stopped to wonder what his life would be like if his mobility was not limited.
30 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Lack of water begets sanitation crisis
Students of Kakabo Government Primary School and Nischintapur Government Primary School in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka,
26 March 2018, 18:00 PM
A trailblazer in duck farming
Savar's retired worker Sherajul Islam has never had it so good. In his late fifties, he took a brave initiative to start something new and
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM
When saviours labelled 'rapists'
All they did was rescued a gang rape victim, took her to the hospital and gave her all sorts of assistance to keep her mentally strong during the critical time.
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Tazreen Fire: 5 years on, the pain lingers
Shobita Rani has been unemployed most of the last five years despite being hired a couple of times by garment factories in Savar.
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Same old problems
Toxic liquid waste discharged from the newly-relocated Savar Tannery Industrial Estate has been a cause of concern for the workers.
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Wheelchair basketball teams off to Nepal
Bangladesh men's and women's teams left for Nepal yesterday to take part in the four-nation international wheelchair basketball tournament, which gets underway today.
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Female garment workers' dormitory has no takers
The 12-storey dormitory built by the government for female garment workers for Tk 26.98 crore remains eerily empty despite being ready for almost a year now.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Beacon of hope
Second-year degree student Munni Akter, 21, from Barguna, needs a job in order to build a secure future. Her chances of getting a good
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Nine of 12 Savar cattle markets unauthorised
Influential people including some leaders of the ruling party allegedly set up at least nine illegal cattle markets across Savar upazila, on the outskirts of the capital, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Savar roads: A sad story
A suburb, Savar, is roughly 22km north-west of Dhaka city. Because it is close to the capital, the area is highly industrialised and sees heavy traffic
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Is it okay to use firearm for mere joy?
In a recent video, two men were seen firing two blank shots in succession from the same shotgun. They used the firearm to inaugurate
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
AGONY OF ASHULIA
The residents of different areas in Savar's Ashulia have been in the grip of perennial waterlogging for a month.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Showing the light
At age 12, all he knew was work. The boy never could picture a world outside of the workplace -- an electric switch factory -- until he enrolled in VERC School. Despite continuing work, Jenarul Islam has learnt how to dream.
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
An unending woe
The majority of Bank Colony area in Savar has been waterlogged for five months, causing immense sufferings to hundreds of residents.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Falling egg prices taking toll on growers in Savar
Egg growers in Savar have been counting losses for the last three months due to its falling prices in the wholesale
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM