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SAU students block road over proposed Secretariat relocation
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) took to the streets again on Wednesday, demanding the return of an old research field to the university.
4 killed as private university bus runs over auto-rickshaw in Mirpur
Four people were killed when a bus belonging to a private university rammed on a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Mirpur.
Garment workers clash with police at Mirpur
Clashes broke out between garment workers and police in the capital’s Mirpur-11 area on Tuesday morning as workers continued their movement demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, prompting authorities to close the Mirpur metro rail station.
10,500 named in five cases over Mirpur garment workers’ protests; 29 arrested
Five cases have been filed so far over garment workers’ protests in Mirpur, Dhaka, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. More than 10,500 people have been named as accused in the cases. Police have arrested 29 people since Monday morning.
Police officer 'seizes journalist’s phone'; Device still not returned
An additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of police in Dhaka’s Mirpur zone, Zahidul Islam, has been accused of forcibly taking the mobile phone of Kaler Kantho multimedia reporter Mahbub Islam while he was covering an ongoing garment workers’ protest. Video footage showing the incident has since emerged publicly.
Police vehicle set on fire as three metro rail stations shut in Mirpur
A police vehicle was reportedly set on fire during clashes between garment workers and police in the Mirpur area of the capital.
Police charge batons during clash with RMG workers in Mirpur
Garment workers staged protests in the capital’s Mirpur area, demanding that the minimum monthly wage be fixed at Tk 30,000.
DB arrests retired Major Hafiz
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained Major (retd) Khandaker Abdul Hafiz of the Bangladesh Army from the capital’s Banani area. He was arrested late on Saturday night on allegations of activities against state security and involvement in the conspiracy behind the BDR killings.
Banned AL flash march: Crude bombs hit Dhanmondi, 4 held
Multiple crude bomb explosions took place in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area during a flash procession by the banned Awami League. Police detained four people in connection with the incident and defused 17 unexploded crude bombs recovered from the scene.
Five of a family burned in Gazipur gas leak fire
Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas leak in Kashimpur, Gazipur, on Thursday morning.