Workers block highway over factory closures in Gazipur
Workers blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway in Konabari area of Gazipur city on Monday, demanding the reopening of two closed factories.
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Student movement leaders鈥� vehicle attacked by muggers
A microbus carrying eight leaders of the Student Movement Against Discrimination was allegedly attacked by muggers on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Narayanganj鈥檚 Sonargaon upazila early Monday, police said...
Govt should find out quarters at play and take lawful action
A GATHERING of people, reported to have been falsely promised loans, converging from across the country at Shahbagh in Dhaka on November 25 prompted police intervention. The city police say that the organisers had promised the people, mostly low-income people from villages, help in getting more than Tk 100,000 in loans without interest and brought...
Farmers block highway in Bogura for potato seeds
Farmers on Thursday blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Sherpur upazila in Bogura demanding potato seeds at a fair price...
Highway blocked demanding advisers from northern region 聽
Hundreds of students from different educational institutes including Begum Rokeya University on Wednesday blocked Rangpur-Dhaka highway demanding the inclusion of advisers in the interim government from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions...
People suffer as RMG workers block highway for third day
Workers from five garment factories of the TNZ Group in Gazipur called off their blockade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Mogorkhal in the city Monday evening after staging protests there for three days.
20km tailback as RMG workers block highway
Workers from five garment factories of the TNZ Group in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for 35 hours through Sunday evening, demanding payment of outstanding wages...
Three injured after car runs over students
Three were injured after a car ran over a group of students on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday...
RMG workers block highway for 30 hours
Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the busy Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Trimore in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, for over 30 hours demanding arrears.
Workers block highway for wage hike in Munshiganj
Workers of JMI Industrial Park on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Gazaria in Munshiganj for about three and a half hours demanding...
65 RMG factories suspend production amid worker unrest
At least 65 more readymade garment factories suspended operation on Sunday in Savar, Ashulia and Zirani area while garment workers in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about four hours to press home their demands...
Four die in road accident in Cumilla
Four people, including three of a family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chattgraom Highway in Chauddagram of Cumilla district early Friday, said the police.
Workers block highway for arrears in Gazipur
Workers of a chemical factory on Sunday blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Barabari area in Gazipur, demanding arrears and reopening the factory...
Huge cash recovered from car by students
A car loaded with Tk 88,50,000 and three people, including the driver, were detained by students, who were controlling traffic in Narsingdi in the absence of the police as in other places...
BU students block Highway protesting against quota system reinstatement
Students of Barisal University blocked the Dhaka-Barisal Highway for an hour on Tuesday protesting against the restoration of the quota system in government jobs....
Truck runs over constable, 3 held
A speeding truck ran over a police constable on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shaistaganj upazila in Habiganj leaving him dead in the early morning on Wednesday...
U-loops built on riverbeds, canals disrupt water flows
The Roads and Highways Department has earth-filled at least 20 rivers and canals crossing different highways across the country to construct U-loops.
Dhaka-Ctg Highway blocked demanding end of gas crisis
Around 700 residents of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj on Saturday blocked the busy Dhaka-Chattogram highway demanding a solution to the prolonged gas crisis.
Badly in need of timely, quality road repairs
PUBLIC sufferings during Eid holidays have always been a concern. It appears that the sufferings will be even graver this Eid-ul-Adha as about 83 kilometres of highway and road stretches have been damaged in areas that were hit by Cyclone Remal...
Cyclone damages 83km roads聽
Around 83 kilometres of highways and roads under the Roads and Highways Department have been damaged in tidal surge, flood due to heavy rain, caused by the...
Four of a family killed in Habiganj road accident
Five people, including four of a family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj in the early hours on Thursday...
CUET students stage protests for 3rd day
The students of the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology staged a demonstration by blocking the Chattogram-Kaptai highway near their institution under Raujan upazila in the district for the third consecutive day...
CUET students stage protests as bus kills 2 fellows
The students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology staged demonstration by blocking Chittagong-Kaptai highway near their institution under Raujan upazila in Chattogram district for about five hours on Monday to protest at the death of their two...
Two people killed as ambulance, auto-rickshaw collide head-on
Two people were killed in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw on the Pabna-Rajshahi highway at Singa in Pabna on Saturday night...
Tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway intensifies
A 27-kilometre tailback was seen from the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge to Karotia area via Rabna bypass, causing immense sufferings to the Eid holidaymakers and transport workers...