Noman Mahmud

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Crime

Robbery on buses: Highway police cite 'unemployment' as cause; others say 'planned'

Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Army-police efforts keep highways clear of traffic congestion despite Eid rush

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Industry

Tanners fear grimmer days ahead as leather exports drop 11% in H1

Rawhide being processed in a tannery. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

Minimum wage: Tannery workers demand immediate implementation, owners say 'impossible'  

Although Rahmat has returned after such a long time, his family says he is not speaking much. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

'Picked up' 16 months ago: Rahmat returns after being pushed back from India

People from all walks of life paid tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial, carrying flowers to honour the nation’s heroes. Photos: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

National Memorial filled with tributes on Victory Day

RMG workers protest in Ashulia on 2 October 2024. Photo: Collected
RMG

Protest for increment hike: Ashulia situation improves  

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Bangladesh

RMG workers in fresh protest, now for 20% annual increment

At an event marking the 12th anniversary, labour rights groups, survivors, and families of the deceased gathered at the now-abandoned factory in Ashulia, laying flowers to honour the victims. Photos: TBS
Bangladesh

12 years of Tazreen fire: Justice, compensation elusive for survivors still bearing scars

Javed Opgenhaffen and Rosemin Madhavji stand beside an elaborate multi-tiered cake during their wedding celebration in Paris in September 2023. Known as one of the year’s most extravagant weddings, the “million-dollar” event garnered global media interest. Photo: Collected
RMG

A 'million-dollar' wedding and the death of an unpaid RMG worker

The Ssain Apparels Ltd factory building at Amtala Bazar area of Ashulia in Dhaka. Photo: Facebook
RMG

12 workers detained over violence during protest demanding wages for 'no work, no pay' period in Ashulia

RMG workers protesting in Ashulia on 30 September. Photo: TBS
RMG

1 killed, 41 injured as RMG unrest turns violent again

Workers of Mondal Knitwear Limited were blocking the road in front of the factory in the Zirabo area of Ashulia on 28 September. Photo: TBS
RMG

Fresh RMG unrest: Workers want Tk25,000 minimum wage or 5-hour work