THE sudden death of an RMG worker protesting in front of the Shrom Bhaban on March 23 took the media by storm. The festivities of Ramadan came to a halt, even if for a second, as Dhaka鈥檚 urban middle class was confronted with the stark realities hidden beneath the surface of the country鈥檚 multi-million-dollar RMG industry. The deceased was identified as...
Eight days after celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr, workers of three readymade garment factories under a group of company staged demonstration and held a rally, demanding payment of their dues, Eid bonuses, and other arrears in Gazipur on Monday...
Sammilita Garment Sramik Federation urged the interim government to engage in diplomatic talks with the US over the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, emphasising the need for an acceptable solution to prevent negative impacts of the tariff on workers...
Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory at Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway for five hours demanding their termination benefit...
Workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Gazipur on Thursday, demanding payment of their arrear wages for the past two months...
The annual wage increment for the country鈥檚 readymade garment workers has been raised from 5 per cent to 9 per cent, effective from this month...
Workers of a readymade garment factory set fire to three vehicles on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to protest at the death of a security guard of the organisation in a bus crash, said police on Sunday morning...
The government has asked the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to include about 10 lakh readymade garments workers in its subsidised food items distribution programme to one crore card holders...
Low wages and constant pressure to meet production targets have put significant negative impacts, including reliance on overtime, rising debt, health risks and limited access to essential services, on Bangladeshi garment workers, according to a study...
Workers in Gazipur staged demonstrations on Thursday, blocking the busy Chandra-Nabinagar Highway to press home demands that include compensation for injured colleagues, improved safety measures, and unpaid wages...
At least eight people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Pabna and Noakhali from Wednesday night to Thursday.
At least 11 readymade garment workers had so far been arrested and sent to jail in connection with setting fire to army jeep and a police van during a clash in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur on Thursday...
At least two readymade garment workers were sustained bullet injuries as law enforcers opened fire on protesters at Mirpur 14...
A police van and an army jeep were set on fire during clashes between readymade garment workers and members of law enforcement agencies during RMG workers鈥� demonstration in the capital鈥檚...
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.
The government has initiated sale of essential goods at affordable prices for readymade garment workers through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.
Traffic movement between Mirpur-14 to Kachukhet in Dhaka resumed around one hour after workers of a readymade garment withdrew their blockade demanding arrears on Monday morning...
The chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday asked the advisory council and authorities concerned to take steps to address the demands of the agitating...
The situation in the Ashulia and Gazipur industrial zones on Tuesday improved on the whole even though workers blocked two highways, demanding payment of their wages and...
A worker at a readymade garments factory was killed during clashes with joint forces in Ashulia on Monday, amid sporadic confrontations between workers and...
A murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 24 others for killing a garment worker during the mass uprising in the city鈥檚 Adabor area on August 5.
Trade union leaders in the readymade garment sector on Tuesday criticised the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year for not allocating any fund to offer essential commodities to RMG workers at subsidised rates amid soaring prices of the items...
Several hundred garment workers on Wednesday rallied in front of Srama Bhaban in the capital鈥檚 Bijoynagar demanding immediate reopening of their factory in Gazipur...
Thirty people were injured in a clash between police and garment workers at BSCIC industrial area in Fatullah of Narayanganj on Sunday....