7:22 pm, Saturday, 8 November 2025

Many factories fail to pay wages, bonuses before eid holidays

Many industrial units across Bangladesh, under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police and excluding those within the Dhaka Metropolitan area,

Factories fail to pay festival allowances by deadline

Majority of industrial units under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Police (IP), excluding those in Dhaka Metropolitan area, had yet

Only a quarter of BGMEA factories paid festival allowances

Only a quarter of readymade garment factories registered with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) had paid festival

Beximco workers’ protest turns violent: factory, vehicles torched

Hundreds of workers staged protests in Gazipur City on Wednesday, demanding the reopening of 16 closed factories in the Beximco

RMG workers blockade highway in Gazipur

Workers at the TNZ Apparels factory staged a demonstration over unpaid wages from the morning, causing a significant traffic jam

51 RMG factories suspend operations amid labour unrest

At least 51 readymade garment factories, mostly located in Ashulia, suspended operations on Saturday, primarily after lunch, as workers protested

Labour situation improves as RMG owners agree to workers’ demands

Production resumed in most industrial units in the Ashulia and Gazipur areas on Wednesday, following an improvement in the labour

Most factories in Ashulia opened, 19 remain closed

Most garment factories in Ashulia reopened on Wednesday after the owners agreed to meet workers’ 18-point demands, including the implementation

Worker protests force closure of 70 factories

Operations were suspended at 70 industrial units, including 59 readymade garment factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur on Monday, due

Female RMG worker killed in Ashulia

A female readymade garment worker was killed during a clash between workers in the Zirabo area of Ashulia on Tuesday.