Police have recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of two youths from Atharobeki River in Rupsha upazila of Khulna. The two bodies were recovered from Singher Char area opposite Rupsha Government College around 11:30am on Monday (November 2). Police believe the two youths were shot dead and then thrown into the river.
Delowar Hossain, 35, a youth, has been left beside a beel after miscreants broke his limbs and gouged out both his eyes in Faridpur Sadar upazila. He was rescued in a critically injured condition from a paddy field beside Baitkumari Beel in Krishnanagar union on Monday morning (November 2). He was later admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
Protesters in Gazipur vandalised and set fire to three police vehicles on Monday amid demonstrations by garment workers over wages and other benefits.
Garment workers have blocked the Dhaka–Narayanganj Link Road, pressing five demands, including a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
Garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 staged fresh protests in Ashulia, Savar, on Monday, triggering repeated clashes with police. Law enforcers fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse protesters, while a covered van parked beside a road was set on fire during the unrest.
Garment workers staged fresh protests in Kaliakair, Gazipur, on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, blocking the Dhaka-Tangail highway on the fourth day of their movement. More than 50 vehicles and shops were vandalised during the demonstrations, while clashes involving workers, police and local BNP activists heightened tensions in the area.