Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah, coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, joined discussions but left as no solution could be reached.

Services at emergency, outdoor and indoor departments of DMCH remain suspended and all schedule operation since 9:30am have been postponed.

By 8:30am, medical officers at the emergency department had closed their rooms, and the emergency ticket counter was also shut down, witnesses said.

Water transport workers went on an indefinite countrywide work abstention from 12:01am today demanding an increase in minimum monthly wage.

Workers of 241 tea gardens across the country enforced a work abstention today, demanding increase of their daily wage – Tk 300 from Tk 120.

We are worried about the escalation of violence during a three-day country-wide work abstention of different state-owned jute mills that left 16 people injured when clashes ensued between workers and police.

A Supreme Court lawyer has challenged the legality of the ongoing strike enforced by teachers of public universities across the country demanding the removal of “discrimination in salaries”.

Thousands of tea garden workers in Sylhet division observed a four-hour work abstention today, demanding a hike on their daily payment.

Teachers of 37 public universities across the country go on a work abstention today demanding a separate pay scale to settle their salary discrimination.

Teachers of 37 public universities across the country will observe full day work abstention on September 13 and 17, demanding a separate pay scale for them.

Teachers demanding removal of Sylhet Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) vice-chancellor will observe a day-long abstention from work on Sunday.