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Indefinite strike called in garments factories

Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee has called an indefinite strike in the garment factories across the country starting Thursday.

The strike was called after the agitating workers were evicted from the factory at North Badda in the capital this afternoon. The law enforcers stormed the premises around 1:00 pm and  lobbed tear gas canisters and charged batons on the agitating  workers.

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Writ to ban Indian satellite channels

A writ petition has been filed to stop transmission of Indian satellite television channels in Bangladesh. Supreme Court lawyer Shaheen Ara Laili lodged the petition today. high courtThe writ named the Information Ministry as one of the respondents. The petitioner’s lawyer Eklas Uddin Bhuiyan on Sunday sent notice to information minister, secretary to the information ministry, and chairman of Bangladesh ...

4 rescued from being trafficked in Putkhali

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued four people, including three women, from Putkhali border point here while they were being trafficked to India on Tuesday night.

womenThe rescued were identified as Salma Khatun, daughter of Sirajul Islam, a resident of Laxmanpur village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district, Aladina Khatun, daughter of Raja Sheikh, and...

India anger at ‘rape’ fashion shoot

An Indian fashion shoot showing a woman being groped on a bus has caused anger, with social media users saying it glamorises the 2012 Delhi gang rape. rape1Photographer Raj Shetye’s images show a model fighting off men on a bus, in a scene reminiscent of the rape and murder that shocked India. Many social media users said they found the photos “disgusting” and “horrible”. Mr Shetye said the shoot was “just a depiction of the situation of women in our country” and not based on the rape. The photos were taken down from the Behance site after angry reactions on Twitt...

Hajj flights begin Aug 27

Special flights for carrying Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on August 27. bimanThe series of flights will end on September 28. The return flights will start from October 8. Religion secretary Md Babul Hassan confirmed the schedules to the journalists after an inter-ministry meeting on Hajj management at religious affairs ministry on Wednesday. Babul Hassan said that a total of 98,763 pilgrims would perform hajj this year. Among them 1600 pilgrims will perform Hajj under the government management while the rest will go under priv...

Saudi men can’t marry women from Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia has banned its male citizens from marrying women from four countries — Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar — a police officer said. The announcement comes as a part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to prohibit Saudi men from marrying expatriates, a subject widely debated in the Gulf nation. saudi marriageThere is an estimated 5,00,000 women from the four countries, residing in Saudi Arabia. Mecca Police Director Assaf Al-Qurashi said additional formalities have been placed before issuing the permission for marriage w...
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