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RMG workers stage demo

More than five hundred workers (RMG) of ‘A one BD Ltd’, a readymade garment factory of DEPZ, staged demonstration demanding their eight months’ arrears of eleven hundred workers. The demonstration   took place before Ashulia press club of Ashulia in Savar, on the outskirts of ...

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4 ‘fake journos’ held in Savar

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) arrested four fraudsters including two women by conducting a drive at Hemayetpur area in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday Night. The fake journalistes were arrested for allegedly operating unauthorized IPTV channel and embezzling money through decepti...

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Bangladesh Post’s Editor visits Savar

Sharif Shahab Uddin, Editor-in-Chief of Bangladesh Post, visited Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Friday afternoon. Several local journalists of Savar gave him warm welcome during the visit while he exchanged views on various issues with them.Sharif Shahab Uddin visited several important a...

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Capital punishment for killers of journo demanded

Local journalists in Savar, Dhamrai and Manikganj formed a human chain in front of Dhamrai Press Club on Friday and demanded capital punishment to the killers of TV journalist Julhas Uddin.They journalists in the human chain said that the murder incident of Julhas Uddin is so pathetic and killers br...

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Journo stabbed dead in Dhamrai

A local correspondent of ‘Bijoy TV’ was stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Dhamrai on Thursday noon. Locals later held two alleged killers and handed them over to police. The deceased was identified as Julhas Uddin, son of late Rois Uddin, hailed from Hatkora village of Dhamrai upazi...

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Action against irregularities in livestock dev project: Minister

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Thursday said strict action will be taken, if any irregularities are found in livestock and dairy development project.He made the remarks while addressing a discussion meeting on National Mourning Day at Sheikh Hasina National Youth Development Ins...

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Man found dead in Ashulia

Police recovered a hanging body of a man at Beron area of Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday morning. ‘Police, later, sent the body to hospital morgue for autopsy and a case has been filed with Ashulia police station in this regard’, Samiul Haque, Sub-inspector of Ashuli...

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2 killed in Dhamrai road accident

At least two people including a pick-up van driver were killed in a road crash at Dautia area of Dhamrai in Dhaka on Sunday morning. Police recovered the bodies and sent to hospital morgue for autopsy. Police also seized two vehicles.  The deceased were identified as Helal Uddin, a vegetable tr...

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Man found dead in Savar

Police recovered a hanging body from house of an expatriate’s wife at Jinjira area in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Saturday night. The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy, said Saiful Islam, Inspector (Investigation) of Savar model police station.The deceased was identif...

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Dhaka’s waste to generate 36 MW power per day

“36 mega watt power could be generated per day through processing waste of Dhaka's city corporation, which will take around 18 months to start generating power by burning wastes,” said LGRD Minister Md. Tajul Islam.He said this after visiting the sanitary landfil of Dhaka city corpor...

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Transport workers stage demo on Dhaka-Aricha highway

Around four hundred transport workers on Tuesday staged demonstrations on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar demanding immediate stoppage of extortion in transport sector, quick resumption of public transports and relief assistance for transport workers amid the countrywide lockdown.However, the demonstr...

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387 factories reopen on limited scale in Savar

As many as 387 export-oriented readymade garment (RMG) factories resumed their operation on a limited scale following the government’s move to tackle economic fallout amid the countrywide lockdown over coronavirus outbreak. “387 RMG factories have began operation in Savar, Ashulia and Dh...

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Case filed for allegedly spreading rumors

Three persons have been charged with spreading a rumour that a woman has sold her hair to buy food for her children amid coronavirus crisis. A case was filed with Savar model police station against the three for allegedly spreading the rumor about the woman’s hair-cut and its sale in Savar on ...

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Lone RMG factory sacks 700 workers

Hundreds of garments factory workers took to the streets in Ashulia on Saturday when the authorities of a factory announced suspending the factory operations and sacking over 700 of its regular workers. The factory workers demanded immediate reinstatement of their regular jobs protesting in front of...

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No justice in seven years

Friday marked the seventh anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza structure in Savar with victims still waiting justice. A nine-storied building, which housed five clothing factories, collapsed in Savar, outskirt of capital Dhaka, on April 24, 2013, killing 1,132 people, injuring 2,500 others,Labo...

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RMG workers stage demo for wage, arrears

Around three hundred ready-made garment (RMG) workers staged demonstration on Dhaka-aricha highway at Razfulbaria area in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Thursday demanding their arrears wages by taking place. Later, police rushed to the spot and dispersed workers from the road.The worker...

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Chairman threatens journo for publishing news against UNO

The chairman of Savarupazila parishad threatened a local journalist for allegedly publishing a falsereport related to a news against the UpazilaNirbahi officer (UNO) of Savar. A written complaint was filed with Savar model police station in this regard on Saturday. Maruf Hossain Sarder, Superintende...

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Savar garment workers restive for pay

Workers of several readymade garment (RMG) factories in Savar staged demonstrations on Thursday demanding arrear wages, and protesting the sacking of workers amid the Coronavirus outbreak. The factories, on the outskirts of the capital, are Frawlin fashion Ltd of Zirani bazar , Jed Apparels Ltd and ...

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AL leader killed in road accident

A local Awami League leader was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar, on the outskirts of capital, on Wednesday. Police, however, seized the truck but the driver managed to flee.The deceased was identified as Emdad Hossain of Fulbaria area of Savar. He used to live at Dhanmondi...

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Businessman’s house looted

Some unidentified miscreants looted Tk 80 thousand from a businessman's house introducing themselves as volunteers in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday. However, local police claimed they did not get any complaint yet in this regard.The victim is Md. Abdur Rahman, 36, son of Free...