Production was suspended at 529 garment factories across Bangladesh on Sunday as workers took to the streets in Mirpur, Gazipur and Savar-Ashulia, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Nearly 987,000 workers left their workplaces amid work stoppages and road blockades.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a two-member partial convening committee of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP. In the committee, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has been made convener and Member of Parliament S M Jahangir Hossain member secretary.
World Marketing Forum 6.0, presented by Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC and powered by ACI Motors Limited, was recently held at BRAC University, featuring 2 days of discussions on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to inaugurate the maiden 'Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026' at 10:30 am on November 3 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in Agargaon here.
Protests by garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 have spread across industrial zones in Bangladesh, disrupting traffic in several areas and prompting factory owners to declare general holidays at a number of facilities.
Two more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, ending at 8:00am today.