Police have recovered the body of an Indian medical student from a pond in Burichang upazila of Cumilla, two days after he went missing. The body was found in a pond in Monipur village on Wednesday morning.
A garment worker who was critically injured in an attack during protests in Gazipur over demands for a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000 has died.
A total of 24 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in industrial areas amid labour unrest over demands for higher wages and other benefits.
Garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar and staged demonstrations, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000 and four other demands.
Garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur again on Wednesday, as their ongoing protests continued.
Jakir Hossain Nawab, a leader of the Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, has died in jail custody in Naogaon.