Category: BDFA News
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Garment Workers in Ashulia, Raise Five Demands Including Timely Wages and Eid Bonus
Garment workers and labor organizers gathered in Ashulia, Savar, on Friday morning to raise five key demands, including timely payment of wages and Eid bonuses. The program was organized by Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Solidarity in front of Hashem Plaza in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) area ahead of International Women’s Day. Workers from various…
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Garment Worker Killed in Sripur; Husband Accused, Absconding
A 38-year-old woman was killed in Sripur, Gazipur, on Friday afternoon in an incident police say followed a domestic dispute. The deceased, Sharmin Akhter (Ruma), worked in a garment factory and lived in a rented house in the Kewa Channapara area of the upazila. According to police and local sources, Sharmin had been married to…
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Housewife Hospitalized Jhenaidah After Alleged Dowry Violence; Case Filed Against Husband and In-Laws
A 22-year-old housewife has been hospitalized in Jhenaidah after allegedly being tortured by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands. A case was filed on Friday with Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station by the woman’s father. The survivor, Chandina Khatun, has been admitted to the 250-bed General Hospital in Jhenaidah for treatment. According to the case…
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