After Sheikh Hasina fled the country, the authorities have accepted all the demands of the agitators to resolve the unrest created in the garment sector. However, the instability of this sector hasn’t stopped yet. On the contrary, the workers have started the agitation again with various demands. This has created new uncertainty in the sector.
At least five people have been killed and over one hundred houses and businesses have been burnt down during the ongoing violence in the country's Chittagong Hill Tracts since last Wednesday. Both the innocent hill people and Bangalees have been victims of this chaos which started after the death of a local Bangalee youth in an alleged lynching incident. Locals are holding the rumours spread on social media responsible behind the sudden unrest in the hilly region.
More than five million flood-affected and water-logged people of Noakhali and Feni are facing the second round of floods at a time when they were embarking on a tough struggle to turn around to a new beginning of life and livelihood.
For the first time since the formation of the interim government under the leadership of Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a high-level U.S. delegation arrived in Dhaka on Saturday.
The conflict between three groups vying for control over the jhoot (textile waste) business and extortion is the primary reason behind the ongoing unrest in the Savar-Ashulia industrial area. Local residents shared their experiences, explaining that they have witnessed the clashes between these groups firsthand.
Rohingyas are again infiltrating into Bangladesh through Teknaf, Ukhia and Naikshyongchari borders. More than 15 thousand have already entered in several phases. Not only that, over 50,000 Rohingyas are waiting to enter. It is estimated that 60,000 to 70,000 Rohingya are currently waiting in the no-man's land area.