A total of 627 workers have been laid off from four establishments of Keya Group in the Jorun area of Konabari, Gazipur. The list of laid-off workers was posted at the factory's main gate on Monday evening, with many workers learning of their termination only after arriving for work on Tuesday morning.
A court in Lakshmipur has issued arrest warrants against BNP leader Faisal Hossain and five others in a case filed over an attempt to grab the Shahi Hotel on the main road of Raipur Bazar. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the order on Monday afternoon (September 7).
Two children were being brought from Cox’s Bazar to Chattogram after being used to carry Yaba. RAB said the children were made to agree to the work by promising to bear their family expenses as well as giving Tk 8,000.
Tension, scuffle and clash have taken place between leaders and activists of Chatra Dal and Shibir at Islamic University (IU) centring on the slapping of a Shibir leader by a Chatra Dal leader. Allegations have been raised against Shibir activists of vandalizing the glass of the window of the hall room where the Chatra Dal leader was staying and the proctor’s car at that time.
Five students were injured when a section of the classroom floor collapsed during class at a government primary school in Azmiriganj, Habiganj. The incident occurred at Pirijpur Government Primary School in Badalpur union around 12:30pm on Monday (September 7).
Posters have been put up at various important locations in Noakhali demanding the release of former leaders and public representatives of the banned Awami League. The posters refer to the arrested Awami League leaders and activists as 'political prisoners' and demand their unconditional release.