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Gazipur Correspondent,
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Published: 10 May 2021 05:43 PM BdST
Updated: 10 May 2021 05:43 PM BdST
Workers of two apparel factories have engaged in clashes with the police after barricading key roads in the garment manufacturing hub of Gazipur, demanding an extended Eid vacation. );
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Industrial police said the workers blocked roads in Tongi’s Mill Gate area and Biswaspara area in Kaliakoir Upazila on Monday.
At least 20 people injured in the incident were given first aid, according to the police.
“Workers of Ha-Meem Group in Tongi demanded a vacation of 10 days against the government’s announcement of three days’ break. They resorted to vandalism at the factory in the afternoon before blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway,” said Jalal Uddin, additional superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police (zone-2).
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Staff Correspondent,
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Published: 16 Jan 2021 04:25 PM BdST
Updated: 16 Jan 2021 04:26 PM BdST
Police have arrested six members of an alleged extortion ring, including its leader, in parts of Dhaka for making threatening phone calls and demanding money from people. );
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Cyber Crime Investigation Division nabbed the suspects during raids in Jatrabari, Motijheel, Turag and Paltan area on Thursday.
The arrestees were identified as Belal Khan, Rakib Khan Titul, A Hannan, Delowar Hossain, ‘Sohag’ and Md Khorshed Alam.
The law enforcers recovered mobile phones and SIM cards which were used to extort people along with some documents during the raids, Deputy Police Commissioner Walid Hossain said at a media briefing on Saturday.
Moinul Hoque Chowdhury,
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Published: 31 Dec 2020 08:55 PM BdST
Updated: 31 Dec 2020 09:11 PM BdST
There is no doubt that 2020 will go down in history as the year of a deadly pandemic when the fear of death accompanied the people at every step. In Bangladesh, many saw the pandemic as an opportunity to enrich themselves as various scams related to the outbreak were uncovered. );
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Meanwhile, issues like the scandal involving Shamima Noor Papia, an expelled leader of Jubo Mohila League who allegedly ran escort services at the Westin hotel in Dhaka, the COVID testing scam which brought dubious businessman Mohammad Shahed under the spotlight, along with the killing of retired major Sinha Md Rashed Khan by the police, rank among the biggest talking points of the year.