Current Affairs
Cabinet approves 22 government holidays, solar power initiatives, procurement laws
The Cabinet has approved the list of government holidays for 2027. There will be 22 days of government holidays next year excluding weekly holidays. Of these, 15 days are general holidays and 14 days are government holidays by executive order. Altogether seven days of the proposed 29 days of holidays fall on weekly holidays. As a result, effective holidays will be 22 days.
New gas well found in Noakhali, reserve 97.69 billion cubic feet
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) has found a new gas well named Sundalpur South-1 in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali. The organisation said a total of 97.69 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas is reserved in two zones of the well.
Bergman questions evidence of Asaduzzaman Noor’s detention, criticises NCP statement
British journalist David Bergman has criticised the National Citizen Party (NCP) for its position after the party criticised several media outlets for publishing news on the 80th birthday of former culture minister Asaduzzaman Noor. He alleged that the NCP is treating allegations of criminal offences as established truth without sufficient evidence.
670 garment factories closed due to worker unrest: BGMEA
BGMEA has reported that extreme unrest has emerged in the country’s three main industrial zones amid workers’ movement over various demands including increase in minimum wage, re-employment of retrenched workers and stopping of blacklisting. As the situation could not be brought under control and workers stopped work and left the factories, 670 garment factories in Mirpur of the capital, Gazipur-Mymensingh and Savar-Ashulia-Zirani regions have closed. As a result, 16,80,572 workers have been forced to return home without working.
Two youths' bullet-riddled bodies recovered from river in Khulna
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.
Rashed Khan demands Jamaat chief’s arrest over Mirpur police vehicle arson
Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Monday demanded the arrest of Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, accusing him of instigating the arson attack on a police vehicle in Mirpur amid the garment workers’ demonstrations over wages.
12kg LPG cylinder now costs Tk 2,060 after Tk 223 increase
Consumers are set to face further financial pressure as the price of a 12kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder has been increased by Tk 223 to Tk 2,060, adding to their woes amid persistent overpricing in the market.
264 garment factories closed in Ashulia, 12 policemen injured
Ashulia Industrial Police Superintendent Mominul Islam Bhuiyan has confirmed that owners have declared a general holiday at 264 garment factories in Ashulia and surrounding areas of Savar in Dhaka on Monday (November 2). These factories have been kept closed amid workers’ protests and clashes with police. Twelve policemen were injured in the clashes. A covered van was set on fire and brickbats were hurled at several factories during this time.
Miscreants break youth’s limbs, gouge out both eyes, dump him beside beel in Faridpur
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.
3 police vehicles set on fire in Gazipur amid garment workers’ protests
Protesters in Gazipur vandalised and set fire to three police vehicles on Monday amid demonstrations by garment workers over wages and other benefits.